On the independence requirement in Dempster-Shafer theory for combining classifiers providing statistical evidence

Applied Intelligence

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-90

  Altmçay, Hakan ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Classifier combination; Dempster's combination rule; Dempster Shafer theory; Dependent classifiers; Independent classifiers; Pattern classification

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SET THEORY;

CLASSIFIER COMBINATION; DEMPSTER'S COMBINATION RULE; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY; DEPENDENT CLASSIFIERS; INDEPENDENT CLASSIFIERS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 33745698173     PISSN: 0924669X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10489-006-8867-y     Document Type: Article

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