A State-Based Sensitivity Analysis for Distinguishing the Global Importance of Predictor Variables in Artificial Neural Networks

Table 2

Corresponding “states” for input variables, to , in the hypothetical database when values of the input variable, , lie within a distinct “state” along its distribution range.

state
1	—	—	—	—
2	—	—	—	—
3	5, 6	5, 8	3, 9	3, 5
4	5, 8	7, 9	6, 7	8, 9
5	2, 3	3, 4	4, 5	5, 6
6	5, 6, 7	6, 6, 7	6, 9, 9	3, 4, 8
7	7, 7, 7	6, 8, 8	3, 6, 7	8, 8, 9
8	6, 6, 6, 7, 9, 11	5, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10	5, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10	3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 9
9	9	5	6	5
10	—	—	—	—
11	6	4	8	6
12	—	—	—	—