MRM: A matrix representation and mapping approach for knowledge acquisition

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 284-293

  Chen, Chun Hsien ^a   Rao, Zhiming ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

General sorting; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge based systems; Matrix representation and mapping; Rule generation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; SORTING;

GENERAL SORTING; MATRIX REPRESENTATION; RULE GENERATION;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 43049103840     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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