An application of fuzzy information granulation in the emerging area of online sports

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 4514-4521

  Ozer, Muammer ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Application; Fuzzy granulation; Information granulation; Online business

Indexed keywords

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; APPLICATION LEVEL; COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES; COMPUTATIONAL PARADIGM; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; FUZZY GRANULATION; FUZZY INFORMATION GRANULATION; INFORMATION GRANULATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ONLINE BUSINESS; STRUCTURED PROBLEMS; THEORY OF FUZZY INFORMATION GRANULATION;

DECISION MAKING; GRANULAR COMPUTING; GRANULATION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 78650709085     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.09.125     Document Type: Article

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