A new technique for combining multiple classifiers using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence

Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2002, Pages 333-361

  Al Ani, Ahmed ^a   Deriche, Mohamed ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLASSIFIERS; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PROBABILITY; SET THEORY;

CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHMS; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY; MEAN SQUARE ERRORS (MSE);

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 4344710606     PISSN: 10769757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1613/jair.1026     Document Type: Article

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