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Problem when using neural network for prediction.

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Subject: Problem when using neural network for prediction.
From: "Augusto Cesar H. Dantas" <augusto@lps.ufrj.br>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 10:31:19 -0300 (BRT)
        Dear S-plus users,

        I have designed a simple backpropagation neural network to perform 
time series prediction, that is, inputs x(t), x(t-1),..., x(t-N+1) must 
produce x(t+1) in the output. Training converges, but when I pass the test 
set through the network, the output is delayed by one sample (that is, 
the output follows x(t) and not (x(t+1)). Also surprising is the fact 
that,  when I train a network to generate x(t+1) and x(t+2), both outputs 
follow x(t). This behavior is valid only for the test set; the training 
and validation sets are correctly mapped.
        Has anyone seen this before? Any help would be truly welcome!
        
        Regards,

        Augusto. 

-- 
Augusto Cesar Heluy Dantas
D.Sc. Student at COPPE/UFRJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


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