Table 1: Characteristics of previous works.

Paper Nature Objective Performance (ANN x LR)
Tu, 1996 [3] Conceptual Predict medical outcomes Not conclusive
Schumacher et al., 1996 [4] Application General comparison of both methods Not conclusive
Vach et al., 1996 [5] Conceptual General comparison of both methods Not conclusive
Freeman et al., 2000 [6] Application Predict in-hospital death after angioplasty Similar
Leung & Tran, 2000 [7] Application Predict shrimp disease outbreaks ANN
Borque et al., 2001 [8] Application Predict pathological stage Similar
Chun et al., 2007 [9] Application Predict the probability of prostate cancer LR
Kawakami et al., 2008 [10] Application Predict the probability of prostate cancer LR
Ottenbacher et al., 2001 [11] Application Predict rehospitalization for patients with stroke Similar
Nguyen et al., 2002 [12] Application Predict death or limb amputation in meningococcal disease Similar
DiRusso et al., 2002 [13] Application Analyze survival in pediatric trauma patients ANN
Dreiseitl & Ohno-Machado, 2002 [14] Review General comparison of both methods ANN
Hajmeer & Basheer, 2003 [15] Application Classify bacterial growth ANN
Ottenbacher et al., 2004 [16] Application Address prediction questions epidemiological research Similar
Lin et al., 2010 [17] Application Predict living setting following hip fracture ANN
Ergün et al., 2004 [18] Application Classify carotid artery stenosis of patients with diabetes ANN
Yesilnacar & Topal, 2005 [19] Application Analyze landslide susceptibility ANN
Yilmaz, 2009 [20] Application Analyze landslide susceptibility ANN
Pradhan & Lee, 2010 [21] Application Analyze landslide susceptibility ANN
Choi et al.,2012 [22] Application Analyze landslide susceptibility LR
Song et al., 2005 [23] Application Differentiate between malignant and benign breast masses Similar
McLaren et al., 2009 [24] Application Detection and diagnosis of breast lesions Similar
Green et al., 2006 [25] Application Predict acute coronary syndrome ANN
Chiang et al., 2006 [26] Application Differentiate between web and traditional stores ANN
Liew et al., 2007 [27] Application Predict illness on patients undergoing bariatric surgery ANN
Gutiérrez et al., 2008 [28] Application Map Ridolfia Segetum (a persistent weed) infestation Not conclusive
Kurt et al., 2008 [29] Application Predict coronary heart disease ANN
Al Housseini et al., 2009 [30] Application Predict the risk of cesarean delivery in nulliparas ANN
Caocci et al., 2010 [31] Application Predict the occurrence of acute graft-vs-host disease ANN
Pavlekovic et al., 2010 [32] Application Recognize mathematically gifted children Similar
Trtica-Majnaric et al., 2010 [33] Application Predict influenza vaccination outcome ANN
Chen et al., 2012 [34] Application Differentiate between malignant and benign lung nodules ANN
Larasati et al., 2012 [35] Application Psychological research ANN
Pourshahriar, 2012 [36] Application Psychological research Similar
Swiderski et al., 2012 [37] Application Assess the financial condition of a company Not conclusive
Askin & Gokalp, 2013 [38] Application Assess students’ mathematics achievement Similar
Morteza et al., 2013 [39] Application Predict the level of albuminuria in type 2 diabetes Not conclusive
Vallejos & McKinnon, 2013 [40] Application Classify seismic records Similar