Inferential models and relevant algorithms in a possibilistic framework

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 580-598

  Baioletti, M ^a   Coletti, G ^a   Petturiti, D ^a   Vantaggi, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coherence; Inference; Likelihood; Possibility; Probability

Indexed keywords

COHERENCE; CONDITIONAL POSSIBILITY; INFERENCE; INFERENTIAL MODELS; LIKELIHOOD; MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS; POSSIBILISTIC; POSSIBILITY;

DIAGNOSIS;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 79954421933     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2010.12.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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