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Self-organizing neural networks for the analysis and representation of data: Some financial cases

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Many recent papers have dealt with the application of feedforward neural networks in financial data processing. This powerful neural model can implement very complex nonlinear mappings, but when outputs are not available or clustering of patterns is required, the use of unsupervised models such as self-organizing maps is more suitable. The present work shows the capabilities of self-organizing feature maps for the analysis and representation of financial data and for aid in financial decision-making. For this purpose, we analyse the Spanish banking crisis of 1977–1985 and the Spanish economic situation in 1990 and 1991, making use of this unsupervised model. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of the synaptic weights, fundamental for delimiting regions on the map, such as bankrupt or solvent regions, where similar companies are clustered. The time evolution of the companies and other important conclusions can be drawn from the resulting maps.

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Abbreviations

nx :

x dimension of the neuron grid, in number of neurons

ny :

y dimension of the neuron grid, in number of neurons

n :

dimension of the input vector, number of input variables

(i, j):

indices of a neuron on the map

k :

index of the input variables

w ijk :

synaptic weight that connects thek input with the (i, j) neuron on the map

W ij :

weight vector of the (i, j) neuron

x k :

input vector

X :

input vector

∈(t):

learning rate

o :

starting learning rate

f :

final learning rate

R(t):

neighbourhood radius

R0 :

starting neighbourhood radius

R f :

final neighbourhood radius

t :

iteration counter

t rf :

number of iterations until reachingR f

t ∈f :

number of iterations until reaching ∈f

h(·):

lateral interaction function

σ:

standard deviation

∀:

for every

d (x, y):

distance between the vectors x and y

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Martín-del-Brío, B., Serrano-Cinca, C. Self-organizing neural networks for the analysis and representation of data: Some financial cases. Neural Comput & Applic 1, 193–206 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01414948

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