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It is practically and theoretically significant to approximate and simulate a system with fuzzy inputs and fuzzy outputs. This paper proposes a extreme learning machine (ELM)-based fuzzy regression model (\({{\rm FR}}_{{{\rm ELM}}}\)) in which both inputs and outputs are triangular fuzzy numbers. Algorithm for training \({{\rm FR}}_{{{\rm ELM}}}\) is designed, and its computational complexity is analyzed. Furthermore, the convergence and error estimation for \({{\rm FR}}_{{{\rm ELM}}}\) are discussed. Numerical simulations show that the proposed \({{\rm FR}}_{{{\rm ELM}}}\) can effectively approximate a fuzzy input and fuzzy output system.



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We thank three anonymous reviewers whose valuable comments and suggestions help us significantly improve this paper. This work is supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M572361), National Natural Science Foundations of China (61503252), and Hebei Province Science and Technology Support Program Project (13210351).
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Liu, Ht., Wang, J., He, Yl. et al. Extreme learning machine with fuzzy input and fuzzy output for fuzzy regression. Neural Comput & Applic 28, 3465–3476 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-016-2232-9
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