Title :
Fuzzy MCDM in election prediction
Author :
Royes, Gleiber Fernandes ; Bastos, Rogério Cid
Author_Institution :
Univ. Fed. de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
Abstract :
The application of fuzzy logic (FL) in traditional fields like engineering, medicine or finance has become a common practice, however in social sciences, mainly in politics, the utilization of FL can be intensely explored. Joining fuzzy logic with multiple criteria decision making (MCDM), the natural, complex and uncertain criteria of political problems can be adequately treated. The practical result of the research is a computational system for election forecasting
Keywords :
computational linguistics; decision theory; fuzzy logic; fuzzy set theory; operations research; politics; uncertainty handling; FL; computational system; election forecasting; election prediction; fuzzy MCDM; fuzzy logic; linguistic terms; multiple criteria decision making; political problems; politics; social sciences; uncertain criteria; Decision making; Demand forecasting; Finance; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy systems; Intelligent systems; Knowledge based systems; Nominations and elections; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2001 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7087-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2001.972021
