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lvqnet

Learning vector quantization neural network

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Syntax

lvqnet(hiddenSize,lvqLR,lvqLF)

Description

LVQ (learning vector quantization) neural networks consist of two layers. The first layer maps input vectors into clusters that are found by the network during training. The second layer merges groups of first layer clusters into the classes defined by the target data.

The total number of first layer clusters is determined by the number of hidden neurons. The larger the hidden layer the more clusters the first layer can learn, and the more complex mapping of input to target classes can be made. The relative number of first layer clusters assigned to each target class are determined according to the distribution of target classes at the time of network initialization. This occurs when the network is automatically configured the first time train is called, or manually configured with the function configure, or manually initialized with the function init is called.

lvqnet(hiddenSize,lvqLR,lvqLF) takes these arguments,

hiddenSize

Size of hidden layer (default = 10)

lvqLR

LVQ learning rate (default = 0.01)

lvqLF

LVQ learning function (default = 'learnlv1')

and returns an LVQ neural network.

The other option for the lvq learning function is learnlv2.

Examples

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This example shows how to train an LVQ network to classify iris flowers.

[x,t] = iris_dataset;
net = lvqnet(10);
net.trainParam.epochs = 50;
net = train(net,x,t);

Figure Neural Network Training (05-Sep-2024 18:39:33) contains an object of type uigridlayout.

view(net)

y = net(x);
perf = perform(net,y,t)
perf = 
0.0489

classes = vec2ind(y);

Version History

Introduced in R2010b

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