A comparison of corporate distress prediction models in Brazil: hybrid neural networks, logit models and discriminant analysis

This paper looks at the ability of a relatively new technique, hybrid ANN’s, to predict corporate distress in Brazil. These models are compared with traditional statistical techniques and conventional ANN models. The results suggest that hybrid neural networks outperform all other models in predicti...

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Main Authors: Juliana Yim, Heather Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2009-06-01
Series:Nova Economia
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Online Access:http://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/445