Comparison between artificial neural network and regression analysis methods to predict and estimate the volume of logging trees in the kheyroud forest of Noshahr

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GORZIN F.; NAMIRANIAN M.; OMID M.; BAYAT M.

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Journal: Journal of Forest and Wood Products Year:2018 | Volume:71 | Issue:2 Page(s): 117-126

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Comparison between artificial neural network and regression analysis methods to predict and estimate the volume of logging trees in the kheyroud forest of Noshahr

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GORZIN F. | NAMIRANIAN M. | OMID M. | BAYAT M. | Issue Writer Certificate

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Artificial Neural NetworksQ2

Regression analysisQ1

trees loggingQ2

total volumeQ1

Abstract

The use of statistical experimental models is common practical methods among forest resource managers. Regression analysis is also a statistical method that can be used to estimate the volume. This method has limitations and requires assumptions such as normality, homogeneity of variance and non-linear relationship. The use of new techniques such as Artificial Neural Networks can deal with these limitations. This study aims at comparing the performance of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Regression analysis to estimate the total volume of logs. For this purpose, 367 trees out of marked trees in research and educational forest of kheyroud were selected and DBH, diameter at stump height, stump height, total tree height, species, tree situation, minimum median diameter and topographic factors such as aspect and elevation were measured with high accuracy. Multilayer perceptron (MLP) and multivariate regression were developed to estimate the total volume of logging trees. The results indicated that the Neural Network was more accurate about 40% in estimating the total volume of logging trees than the regression method. Comparing evaluation criteria showed RMSE value 1. 411 for ANN modeling and 3. 49 for Regression analysis. The difference between estimated and actual total volume was 6. 5% to Regression analysis and 1. 7% to Neural Network. According to the results, the amount of difference was less for ANN model than regression model.

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GORZIN, F., NAMIRANIAN, M., OMID, M., & BAYAT, M.. (2018). Comparison between artificial neural network and regression analysis methods to predict and estimate the volume of logging trees in the kheyroud forest of Noshahr. JOURNAL OF FOREST AND WOOD PRODUCTS (JFWP) (IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES), 71(2 ), 117-126. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/371089/en

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GORZIN F., NAMIRANIAN M., OMID M., BAYAT M.. Comparison between artificial neural network and regression analysis methods to predict and estimate the volume of logging trees in the kheyroud forest of Noshahr. JOURNAL OF FOREST AND WOOD PRODUCTS (JFWP) (IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES)[Internet]. 2018;71(2 ):117-126. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/371089/en

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F. GORZIN, M. NAMIRANIAN, M. OMID, and M. BAYAT, “Comparison between artificial neural network and regression analysis methods to predict and estimate the volume of logging trees in the kheyroud forest of Noshahr,” JOURNAL OF FOREST AND WOOD PRODUCTS (JFWP) (IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES), vol. 71, no. 2 , pp. 117–126, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/371089/en

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