Increased Robustness of Bayesian Networks Through Probability Intervals

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-76

  Thöne, Helmut ^a   Güntzer, Ulrich ^b   Kießling, Werner ^c  

^a Andersen Consulting   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Efficient bounds propagation; Logical inference; Precise probabilistic conclusion; Probability interval; Robust decision analysis; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; DECISION THEORY; INFERENCE ENGINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; EFFICIENT BOUNDS PROPAGATION; LOGICAL INFERENCE; PRECISE PROBABILISTIC CONCLUSION; PROBABILITY INTERVAL; ROBUST DECISION ANALYSIS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 0031192588     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-613X(96)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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