Table 2 Errors of different transfer functions.

From: Prediction of functional properties of nano \(\hbox {TiO}_2\) coated cotton composites by artificial neural network

Hidden layer function

Output layer function

\(R^{2}\)

r

RMSE

Purelin

Purelin

0.9796

0.9897

61.9663

Purelin

Tansig

0.9740

0.9869

69.8786

Purelin

Logsig

0.8576

0.9261

163.5759

Logsig

Tansig

0.9976

0.9988

21.3844

Logsig

Logsig

0.8469

0.9203

169.5826

Logsig

Purelin

0.9788

0.9893

63.0491

Tansig

Tansig

0.9829

0.9914

56.5975

Tansig

Logsig

0.8337

0.9131

176.7290

Tansig

Purelin

0.9871

0.9935

49.2292