Research Article

Hyperparameter Tuning of Machine Learning Algorithms Using Response Surface Methodology: A Case Study of ANN, SVM, and DBN

Table 7

Patterns of hyperparameter effects and search direction.

FoldHidden nodesTraining cyclesLearning rateSearch direction

1ConvexLinear (−)Linear (+)Fix HC, TC at minimum MAE and increase TC
2Linear (−)ConvexLinear (-)Increase HN, LR together and fix TC at minimum MAE
3ConvexLinear (−)Linear (−)Fix HN at minimum MAE and increase TC and LR together
4ConcaveConvexConvexIncrease HN and fix TC
5Linear (−)ConvexLinear (−)Increase HN and LR together
6ConvexConvexLinear (−)Increase LR
7Linear (−)ConvexConvexIncrease HN
8Linear (−)Linear (−)ConvexIncrease HN and TC
9Linear (−)ConcaveLinear (+)Increase HN
10ConcaveConvexConvexIncrease HN