• DocumentCode
    1188074
  • Title

    Coherent numerical and ordinal probabilistic assessments

  • Author

    Coletti, Giulianella

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento di Matematica, Perugia Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1747
  • Lastpage
    1754
  • Abstract
    Conditions of coherence are given for generalized assessments of probability on arbitrary sets of conditional events, that is assessments including also imprecise values (probability intervals) and ordinal evaluations (comparative probabilities). Such coherence conditions ensure, like the well known de Finetti coherence condition for numerical probabilities, the possibility of extending generalized assessments of probability and preserving coherence. The main results demonstrate that the introduced coherence conditions are necessary and sufficient for the existence of a de Finetti coherent probability, agreeing with the generalized probabilistic assessment
  • Keywords
    artificial intelligence; probabilistic logic; probability; uncertainty handling; Finetti theory; coherence conditions; coherent probability; comparative probabilities; conditional events; ordinal evaluations; ordinal probabilistic assessments; probability intervals; Algebra; Artificial intelligence; Councils; Sufficient conditions; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9472
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/21.328932
  • Filename
    328932