Table 3 Ablation test results based on different input features (MAPE, %).

From: Deep-learning-based stock market prediction incorporating ESG sentiment and technical indicators

Input features

Bi-LSTM

Only Price (window size = 3)

3.81

Only Price (window size = 4)

4.24

Only Price (window size = 5)

4.87

Price and technical indicators (window size = 3)

3.75

Price and technical indicators (window size = 4)

3.51

Price and technical indicators (window size = 5)

3.48

Price, technical indicators, and ESG sentiment index (window size = 3)

3.05

Price, technical indicators, and ESG sentiment index (window size = 4)

3.2

Price, technical indicators, and ESG sentiment index (window size = 5)

3.55