An algebraic theory for statistical information based on the theory of hints

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 378-398

  Kohlas, Jürg ^a   Monney, Paul André ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Belief functions; Fiducial probabilities; Functional models; Hints; Probabilistic assumption based reasoning; Statistical inference

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; FISHER INFORMATION MATRIX; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BELIEF FUNCTIONS; FIDUCIAL PROBABILITIES; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; HINTS; PROBABILISTIC ASSUMPTION BASED REASONING; STATISTICAL INFERENCE;

STATISTICS;

EID: 42649106839     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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