Java for Data Science

Using neural networks in data science

An Artificial Neural Network (ANN), which we will call a neural network, is based on the neuron found in the brain. A neuron is a cell that has dendrites connecting it to input sources and other neurons. Depending on the input source, a weight allocated to a source, the neuron is activated, and then fires a signal down a dendrite to another neuron. A collection of neurons can be trained to respond to a set of input signals.

An artificial neuron is a node that has one or more inputs and a single output. Each input has a weight assigned to it that can change over time. A neural network can learn by feeding an input into a network, invoking an activation function, and comparing the results. This function combines ...