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Thread: Neural Network method not working

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    Default Neural Network method not working

    I'm currently trying to make a neural network in java. Most of my code is working, but for some reason the network isn't learning.

    I'm having problems implementing backpropagation in the neural net and I don't really understand how to use backpropagation. Could anyone explain it to me?
    Here's the code.

    Is there a better way to create a neural network than the way I'm using?

    (also, this is my first time using this forum, so sorry if i'm not doing it right.)

    import java.lang.Math;
    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.util.Scanner;

    class Network {

    static class Neuron {
    double value;
    double weight;
    int[] connections;
    int x, y;
    double bias;

    public Neuron(double pvalue, double pweight, int[] pconnections, int px, int py, double pbias) {
    value = pvalue;
    weight = pweight;
    connections = pconnections;
    x = px;
    y = py;
    bias = pbias;
    }
    }

    // activation methods:

    static double sigmoid(double x) {
    return 1/(1+(Math.exp(-x)));
    }
    static int binaryStep(double x) {
    return (x >= 0) ? 1 : 0;
    }
    static double linear(double x) {
    return x;
    }
    static double rectifiedLinearUnit(double x) {
    return Math.max(x, 0);
    }
    static double tanh(double x) {
    return Math.tanh(x);
    }

    // activation method derivatives:

    static double dsigmoid(double x) {
    return sigmoid(x) * (1 / sigmoid(x));
    }

    // error methods:

    static double meanSquaredError(double result, double answer) {
    return Math.pow(answer-result, 2);
    }
    static double error(double result, double answer) {
    return answer - result;
    }

    // goal methods:

    static double averageOf(ArrayList<Double> inputs) { // average
    double sum = 0;
    for (double i : inputs) {
    sum += i;
    }
    return sum/inputs.size();
    }
    static double timesTwo(double x) {
    return 2 * x;
    }

    double learningRate = 0.1;

    Neuron[] output;
    Neuron[] input;

    double error;
    double desiredValue;
    double predictedValue;

    Neuron[][] neurons;

    public Network(Neuron[][] pneurons) {
    neurons = pneurons;
    }

    public void step(int iterationcount) { // actual step function
    for (int count = 0; count < iterationcount; ++count) {
    // forward pass
    for (int i = 1; i < neurons.length; ++i) {
    for (int j = 0; j < neurons[i].length; ++j) { // sums
    Neuron neuron = neurons[i][j];
    double sum = 0;
    for (int l : neuron.connections) {
    Neuron connectedneuron = neurons[i-1][l];
    sum += connectedneuron.value * connectedneuron.weight;
    }
    neuron.value = sigmoid(sum + neuron.bias);
    }
    }

    input = neurons[0]; // input neurons
    output = neurons[neurons.length-1]; // output neurons

    desiredValue = input[0].value + input[1].value; // change these accordingly
    predictedValue = output[0].value;

    error = meanSquaredError(predictedValue, desiredValue);

    // backwards pass
    for (int i = neurons.length - 1; i > -1; --i) {
    for (int j = neurons[i].length - 1; j > -1; --j) {
    Neuron neuron = neurons[i][j];
    for (int l : neuron.connections) {
    Neuron connectedneuron = neurons[i-1][l];
    double z = connectedneuron.weight * neuron.value; // + bias here
    double cost = Math.pow(connectedneuron.value - desiredValue, 2);
    double asdf = neuron.value * dsigmoid(z) * 2 * cost;
    connectedneuron.weight -= asdf;
    }
    }
    }

    String placeholder = "input(s): ";
    for (Neuron i : input) {
    placeholder += i.value + ", ";
    }
    System.out.println(placeholder);

    placeholder = "output(s): ";
    for (Neuron i : output) {
    placeholder += i.value + ", ";
    }
    System.out.println(placeholder);

    System.out.println("correct answer: " + desiredValue);
    System.out.println("error: " + error);
    System.out.println(neurons[0][0].weight + ", " + neurons[0][1].weight);
    System.out.println("------------------------------------------\n");

    // resetting the values...
    for (int i = 0; i < neurons.length; ++i) {
    for (int j = 0; j < neurons[i].length; ++j) {
    neurons[i][j].value = 0;
    }
    }

    // we randomize (or give training data to) the inputs here.
    for (int i = 0; i < neurons[0].length; ++i) {
    neurons[0][i].value = Math.random(); // training data here
    }
    }
    }
    }

    public class NeuralNetwork {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    Network.Neuron input1 = new Network.Neuron(3, Math.random(), new int[] {}, 0, 0, 0);
    Network.Neuron input2 = new Network.Neuron(2, Math.random(), new int[] {}, 0, 1, 0);

    Network.Neuron neuron1 = new Network.Neuron(0, Math.random(), new int[] {0, 1}, 1, 0, 0);
    Network.Neuron neuron2 = new Network.Neuron(0, Math.random(), new int[] {0, 1}, 1, 1, 0);

    Network.Neuron neuron3 = new Network.Neuron(0, Math.random(), new int[] {0, 1}, 2, 0, 0);
    Network.Neuron neuron4 = new Network.Neuron(0, Math.random(), new int[] {0, 1}, 2, 1, 0);

    Network.Neuron output1 = new Network.Neuron(0, 0, new int[] {0, 1}, 3, 0, 0); // connections don't matter with output neurons.

    Network neuralNetwork1 = new Network(new Network.Neuron[][] {
    new Network.Neuron[] {input1, input2},
    new Network.Neuron[] {neuron1, neuron2},
    new Network.Neuron[] {neuron3, neuron4},
    new Network.Neuron[] {output1}
    });

    neuralNetwork1.step(50);
    }
    }

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    Default Re: Neural Network method not working

    Please explain what backpropagation means. It is not a normal java programming term.

    Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:

    [code]
    **YOUR CODE GOES HERE**
    [/code]

    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Neural Network method not working

    He is talking about this

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpropagation

    I've written that kind of code before. It roughly looks right but the devil is in the details. My guess though there is a mistake in your formula, sometimes the symptom is that it doesn't learn at all but the most insidious thing is when it learns but learns slowly and not very well. I would also look at that learningRate. It's important that it not be too high or too low.

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