• DocumentCode
    2008524
  • Title

    A New Neural Network to Process Missing Data without Imputation

  • Author

    Randolph-Gips, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake, Clear Lake, CA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    11-13 Dec. 2008
  • Firstpage
    756
  • Lastpage
    762
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces the cosine neural network (COSNN) and shows how it can be used to process data with missing components without imputation. It uses a cosine basis function with a weighted norm which can be trained to match the input data, or it can be set to zero to ´ignore´ missing data components. The COSNN is compared to feedforward neural networks using deletion and imputation. The COSNN is shown to be superior in both a function approximation and a classification test set.
  • Keywords
    data handling; neural nets; COSNN; classification test set; cosine neural network; data processing; feedforward neural networks; function approximation; Feedforward neural networks; Function approximation; Impedance matching; Lakes; Machine learning; Maximum likelihood estimation; Medical tests; Neural networks; Statistical analysis; Testing; Imputation; classification; function approximation; incomplete data; missing values; neural networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Machine Learning and Applications, 2008. ICMLA '08. Seventh International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3495-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMLA.2008.89
  • Filename
    4725061