[R] help with nnet

[Uwe Ligges]

On 18.06.2010 01:10, Changbin Du wrote:
>> nnet.fit<-nnet(as.factor(out) ~ ., data=all_h,   size=5, rang=0.3,
> decay=5e-4, maxit=500)  # model fitting
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>> summary(nnet.fit)
> a 23-5-1 network with 126 weights
> options were - entropy fitting  decay=5e-04
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> HI, Guys,
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> I can not find the manual to describe how the model is built, is there a
> more detailed description how nnet package works?
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?nnet cites two books, both really helpful:

Ripley, B. D. (1996) Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks. Cambridge.

Venables, W. N. and Ripley, B. D. (2002) Modern Applied Statistics with 
S. Fourth edition. Springer.

Uwe Ligges