Research Article
Metaheuristic Approaches Integrated with ANN in Forecasting Daily Emergency Department Visits
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of variables.
| | Variable | Unit | Input/output | Total number of variables | Mean (standard deviation) |
| | Month of the year | Binary dummy | Input | 12 | — | | Day of the week | Binary dummy | Input | 7 | — | | Holiday (weekend) | Binary dummy | Input | 1 | — | | Maximum temperature (°C) | Numerical | Input | 1 | 19.34 (8.98) | | Daily ED patient visit | Numerical | Output | 1 | 692.27 (87.66) |
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