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Artificial Neural Networks

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are computational models inspired by the human brain that are capable of machine learning and pattern recognition. ANNs consist of interconnected nodes that process information using weighted connections. A typical ANN contains an input layer to receive data, one or more hidden layers to analyze the data, and an output layer to return predictions. ANNs can be used for tasks like classification, regression, and data mining in various industries. While ANNs perform well with linear and nonlinear data, they require large training datasets and provide little insight into their decision-making process.

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Artificial Neural Networks

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are computational models inspired by the human brain that are capable of machine learning and pattern recognition. ANNs consist of interconnected nodes that process information using weighted connections. A typical ANN contains an input layer to receive data, one or more hidden layers to analyze the data, and an output layer to return predictions. ANNs can be used for tasks like classification, regression, and data mining in various industries. While ANNs perform well with linear and nonlinear data, they require large training datasets and provide little insight into their decision-making process.

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Artificial Neural Networks – Introduction

Artificial Neural networks (ANN) or neural networks are computational algorithms.

It intended to simulate the behavior of biological systems composed of


“neurons”. ANNs are computational models inspired by an animal’s central nervous
systems. It is capable of machine learning as well as pattern recognition. These
presented as systems of interconnected “neurons” which can compute values from
inputs.

A neural network is an oriented graph. It consists of nodes which in the biological


analogy represent neurons, connected by arcs. It corresponds
to dendrites and synapses. Each arc associated with a weight while at each node. Apply
the values received as input by the node and define Activation function along the
incoming arcs, adjusted by the weights of the arcs.

A neural network is a machine learning algorithm based on the model of a human


neuron. The human brain consists of millions of neurons. It sends and process signals
in the form of electrical and chemical signals. These neurons are connected with a
special structure known as synapses. Synapses allow neurons to pass signals. From
large numbers of simulated neurons neural networks forms.

An Artificial Neural Network is an information processing technique. It works like the


way human brain processes information. ANN includes a large number of connected
processing units that work together to process information. They also generate
meaningful results from it.

We can apply Neural network not only for classification. It can also apply for regression
of continuous target attributes.

Neural networks find great application in data mining used in sectors. For example
economics, forensics, etc and for pattern recognition. It can be also used for data
classification in a large amount of data after careful training.According to the
research, neural network software industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 33.5%
during the forecast period, 2019–2026.

A neural network may contain the following 3 layers:

o Input layer – The activity of the input units represents the raw information that can feed
into the network.
o Hidden layer – To determine the activity of each hidden unit. The activities of the input
units and the weights on the connections between the input and the hidden units. There
may be one or more hidden layers.
o Output layer – The behavior of the output units depends on the activity of the hidden
units and the weights between the hidden and output units.

Artificial Neural Network Layers


Artificial Neural network is typically organized in layers. Layers are being made up of
many interconnected ‘nodes’ which contain an ‘activation function’. A neural network
may contain the following 3 layers:

a. Input layer
The purpose of the input layer is to receive as input the values of the explanatory
attributes for each observation. Usually, the number of input nodes in an input layer is
equal to the number of explanatory variables. ‘input layer’ presents the patterns to the
network, which communicates to one or more ‘hidden layers’.

The nodes of the input layer are passive, meaning they do not change the data. They
receive a single value on their input and duplicate the value to their many outputs. From
the input layer, it duplicates each value and sent to all the hidden nodes.

b. Hidden layer
The Hidden layers apply given transformations to the input values inside the network. In
this, incoming arcs that go from other hidden nodes or from input nodes connected to
each node. It connects with outgoing arcs to output nodes or to other hidden nodes. In
hidden layer, the actual processing is done via a system of weighted ‘connections’.
There may be one or more hidden layers. The values entering a hidden node multiplied
by weights, a set of predetermined numbers stored in the program. The weighted inputs
are then added to produce a single number.

c. Output layer
The hidden layers then link to an ‘output layer‘. Output layer receives connections from
hidden layers or from input layer. It returns an output value that corresponds to the
prediction of the response variable. In classification problems, there is usually only one
output node. The active nodes of the output layer combine and change the data to
produce the output values.

The ability of the neural network to provide useful data manipulation lies in the proper
selection of the weights. This is different from conventional information processing.

Structure of a Neural Network


The structure of a neural network also referred to as its ‘architecture’ or ‘topology’. It
consists of the number of layers, Elementary units. It also consists of Interconchangend
Weight adjustment mechanism. The choice of the structure determines the results
which are going to obtain. It is the most critical part of the implementation of a neural
network.

The simplest structure is the one in which units distributes in two layers: An input
layer and an output layer. Each unit in the input layer has a single input and a single
output which is equal to the input. The output unit has all the units of the input layer
connected to its input, with a combination function and a transfer function. There may
be more than 1 output unit. In this case, resulting model is a linear or logistic
regression.This is depending on whether transfer function is linear or logistic. The
weights of the network are regression coefficients.

By adding 1 or more hidden layers between the input and output layers and units in this
layer the predictive power of neural network increases. But a number of hidden layers
should be as small as possible. This ensures that neural network does not store all
information from learning set but can generalize it to avoid overfitting.

Overfitting can occur. It occurs when weights make the system learn details of learning
set instead of discovering structures. This happens when size of learning set is too
small in relation to the complexity of the model.

A hidden layer is present or not, the output layer of the network can sometimes have
many units, when there are many classes to predict.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Neural


Networks
Let us see few advantages and disadvantages of neural networks:

o Neural networks perform well with linear and nonlinear data but a common criticism of


neural networks, particularly in robotics, is that they require a large diversity of training
for real-world operation. This is so because any learning machine needs sufficient
representative examples in order to capture the underlying structure that allows it to
generalize to new cases.
o Neural networks works even if one or few units fail to respond to network but to
implement large and effective software neural networks, much processing and storage
resources need to be committed. While the brain has hardware tailored to the task of
processing signals through a graph of neurons, simulating even a most simplified form
on Von Neumann technology may compel a neural network designer to fill millions of
database rows for its connections – which can consume vast amounts of computer
memory and hard disk space.
o Neural network learns from the analyzed data and does not require to reprogramming
but they are referred to as black box” models, and provide very little insight into what
these models really do. The user just needs to feed it input and watch it train and await
the output.

Conclusion
ANNs are considered as simple mathematical models to enhance existing  data
analysis technologies. Although it is not comparable with the power of the human brain,
still it is the basic building block of the Artificial intelligence.

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