An uncertainty interchange format with imprecise probabilities

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 147-180

  Baroni, Pietro ^a   Vicig, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Imprecise probability theory; Multi agent systems; Partial possibilities; Pignistic probability; Uncertainty transformations

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY;

IMPRECISE PROBABILITY THEORY; PARTIAL POSSIBILITIES; PIGNISTIC PROBABILITY; UNCERTAINITY TRANSFORMATIONS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 27744603112     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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