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Hybrid Radial Basis Functions

Introducing Hybrid Radial Basis Functions

Hybrid RBFs combine a radial basis function model with more standard linear models such as polynomials or hybrid splines. The two parts are added together to form the overall model. This approach offers the ability to combine a priori knowledge, such as the expectation of quadratic behavior in one of the variables, with the nonparametric nature of RBFs.

The model setup GUI for hybrid RBFs has a top Set Up button, where you can set the fitting algorithm and options. The interface also has two tabs, one to specify the radial basis function part, and one for the linear model part.

Width Selection Algorithm: TrialWidths

This is the same algorithm as is used in ordinary RBFs, that is, a guided search for the best width parameter.

Lambda and Term Selection Algorithms: Interlace

This algorithm is a generalization of StepItRols for RBFs. The algorithm chooses radial basis functions and linear model terms in an interlaced way, rather than in two steps. At each step a forward search procedure is performed to select the radial basis function (with a center chosen from within the set of data points) or the linear model term (chosen from the ones specified in the linear model setup pane) that decreases the regularized error the most. This process continues until the maximum number of terms is chosen. The first few terms are added using the stored value of lambda, until the Number of terms to add before updating has been reached. Subsequently lambda is iterated after each center is added to improve GCV.

The fit options for this algorithm are as follows:

Lambda and Term Selection Algorithms: Two-Step

This algorithm starts by fitting the linear model specified in the linear model pane, and then fits a radial basis function network to the residual. You can specify the linear model terms to include in the usual way using the term selector. If desired, you can activate the stepwise options. In this case, after the linear model part is fitted, some of the terms are automatically added or removed before the RBF part is fitted. You can choose the algorithm and options that are used to fit the nonlinear parameters of the RBF by clicking the Set Up button in the RBF training options.

  


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