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From: john nigel gamble <gamble@dxcoms.cern.ch>
Subject: Beginners questions
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Hi,

 I am a beginner in Neural Networks - its become a hobby. After learning
the  hard  way about the effects of  the  initial choice of weights I
discovered the superb description of the kangaroo in the NN  FAQ.  Of
course  this  just stimulated many more questions.  Taking the kangaroo
analogy, I parachute my kangaroo onto the landscape and he/she finds a
local mountain. There is clearly? a region where all landings of my
kangaroo will find the same mountain. Is there any simple algorithm that
maps out this region so that I know not to parachute there again?  For
example, from the peak can I map out the  surrounding valleys? Does the
analogy  hold  ..  i.e.  will a set of weight ranges map the boundaries
(contour) of a local mountain? or is the math more complex than this?.

John. A curious beginner.
