Neural Networks

• Python
• R
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• SAS
• Stata

from tensorflow.keras.models import Sequential
from tensorflow.keras.layers import Dense, Dropout

model = Sequential([
  Dense(128, activation='relu', input_shape=(input_dim,)),
  Dropout(0.2),
  Dense(64, activation='relu'),
  Dense(1, activation='sigmoid')
])
model.compile(optimizer='adam', loss='binary_crossentropy', metrics=['accuracy'])
model.fit(X_train, y_train, epochs=50, batch_size=32, validation_split=0.2)

library(keras)
model <- keras_model_sequential() %>%
  layer_dense(units = 128, activation = 'relu', input_shape = c(input_dim)) %>%
  layer_dropout(rate = 0.2) %>%
  layer_dense(units = 64, activation = 'relu') %>%
  layer_dense(units = 1, activation = 'sigmoid')
model %>% compile(
  optimizer = 'adam',
  loss = 'binary_crossentropy',
  metrics = c('accuracy')
)
model %>% fit(x_train, y_train, epochs = 50, batch_size = 32, validation_split = 0.2)

NEURAL NETWORK
  /ARCHITECTURE MLP
  /HIDDENLAYER NUMBER=2 NODES=128,64 ACTIVATION=RELU
  /DROPOUT RATE=0.2
  /OUTPUTLAYER ACTIVATION=SIGMOID
  /CRITERIA TRAINING=BATCH(32) EPOCHS=50 OPTIMIZER=ADAM
  /PRINT SUMMARY CLASSIFICATION

proc neural data=train dmdbcat=cat;
  input interval_var1-interval_varN / level=interval;
  target target_var / level=nominal;
  hidden 128 64 / act=relu;
  dropout 0.2;
  output act=sigmoid;
  train outmodel=model optimizer=adam batch=32 epochs=50;
run;

mlp fit x1-xN, hidden(128 64) activation(relu) dropout(0.2) output(activation(sigmoid)) epochs(50) batch(32) optimizer(adam)

Simulated dataset with 10 features (5 continuous, 3 categorical, 2 binary) and binary outcome for binary classification tasks.

• R Code
• Analysis Results

R Code for Data Generation and Analysis

set.seed(123)
library(caret)
dummy <- dummyVars(~., data=data.frame(matrix(rnorm(1000*10), ncol=10)))
df <- predict(dummy, newdata=data.frame(matrix(rnorm(1000*10), ncol=10)))
y <- as.factor(ifelse(rowSums(df[,1:5]) > 0, 1, 0))

Copy this code into your R environment to generate synthetic data and perform analysis with this model.

Expected Analysis Results

Console Output

> summary(model)
Loss: 0.32 | Accuracy: 0.89
Validation AUC: 0.92
Confusion Matrix:
        Predicted 0  Predicted 1
Actual 0        350          45
Actual 1         50         255

Visualizations

These results are from running the R code on synthetic data. Your actual results may vary depending on your data.

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