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Local greedy approximation for nonlinear regression and neural network training. (English) Zbl 1105.62354
Summary: A criterion for local estimation and approximation in nonlinear regression and neural network training is introduced and motivated. $$N$$ th-order greedy approximation for the regression (or target) function based on the criterion is shown to converge at rate $$O(1/N^{1/2})$$ in the nonsampling case.

##### MSC:
 62J02 General nonlinear regression 62H12 Estimation in multivariate analysis 62M45 Neural nets and related approaches to inference from stochastic processes
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