The fuzzy approach to statistical analysis

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Coppi, Renato ^a   Gil, Maria A ^b   Kiers, Henk A L ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fuzzy approaches; Fuzzy numbers; Fuzzy sets; Information; Statistical analysis; Statistical reasoning; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; INTEGRATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SET THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FUZZY APPROACHES; FUZZY NUMBERS; STATISTICAL REASONING;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 33750347541     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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