title: Geometrical interpretation and architecture selection of MLP.
abstract: A geometrical interpretation of the multilayer perceptron (MLP) is suggested in this paper. Some general guidelines for selecting the architecture of the MLP, i.e., the number of the hidden neurons and the hidden layers, are proposed based upon this interpretation and the controversial issue of whether four-layered MLP is superior to the three-layered MLP is also carefully examined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260. elexc@nus.edu.sg
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Shenqiang Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Tong Heng
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003205:Computing Methodologies; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*