| #682613 in Books | SAGE Publications, Inc | 1998-12-09 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.23 x5.50l,.25 | File type: PDF | 96 pages | ||13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.| Short but good|By A Customer|This is a short but very clear and very detailed book. It gives most of the techniques and the concepts to understand neural networks. it was my first introduction to the topic and since then I have been able to read more advanced texts and papers. I would say that this is the ideal entry point to the topic as well as an interesting book for the g|About the Author|Hervé Abdi was born in France where he grew up. He received an M.S. in Psychology from the University of Franche-Comté (France) in 1975, an M.S. (D.E.A.) in Economics from the University of Clermond-Ferrand (France) in 1976, an M.S
This book provides the first accessible introduction to neural network analysis as a methodological strategy for social scientists. The author details numerous studies and examples which illustrate the advantages of neural network analysis over other quantitative and modeling methods in widespread use. Methods are presented in an accessible style for readers who do not have a background in computer science. The book provides a history of neural network methods, a subs...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Neural Networks (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) | Hervé Abdi, Dominique Valentin, Betty Edelman. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
