I prefer standardization for 2 reasons
1. Easier to detect outliers for removal or modification
2. Typically, 0<= MSE <=1 so I use the MSE training goals 0.01
(regression/pattern-recognition) and 0.005 (time-series).
HOWEVER,
MATLAB uses MAPMINMAX as a default. Since it is too much a pain
in the buttocks to replace it with MAPSTD, I just accept it but
use ZSCORE standardization before training to check for outliers.
I have posted zillions of examples in both NEWSGROUP and ANSWERS.
Hope this helps.
Thank you for formally accepting my answer
Greg
