Research Article

Variance Sensitivity Analysis of Parameters for Pruning of a Multilayer Perceptron: Application to a Sawmill Supply Chain Simulation Model

Table 2

Results obtained on system 2.

Nb_I Nb_H NB_θDuration
val%val%val%val%

Engel Min 8 14% 7 38% 71 42% 66%
Mean 9.84 < > 9.44 < > 112.9< > < >
Max 10 89% 10 62% 121 58% 34%

Engel_mod Min 10 2 70% 22 48% 0.22 62%
Mean 10 < >3.14< > 36.8 < > 0.7 < >
Max 10 6 30% 64 52% 1.03 38%

N2PFA Min 4 70% 2 52% 13 60% 3.4948%
Mean 5.52 < > 3.92 < > 32.7 < > 5.74 < >
Max 10 30% 10 48% 97 40% 8.11 52%

OBS_L_MSSE Min 4 48% 2 46%8 52% 142.1 52%
Mean 5.72< > 4.7 < > 17 < > 160.4 < >
Max 952% 9 54% 32 46% 180 48%