Title :
Probabilistic versus possibilistic conceptualization of uncertainty
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. Sci., Thomas J. Watson Sch., State Univ. of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA
Abstract :
The paper overviews the conceptualization of uncertainty in the Dempster-Shafer theory. The measure of discord is introduced; it is more satisfactory than the measures of dissonance and confusion previously proposed. Probabilistic and possibilistic formalizations of uncertainty are then compared
Keywords :
artificial intelligence; fuzzy set theory; probability; Dempster-Shafer theory; discord measure; evidence; possibilistic formalizations; probabilistic formalization; uncertainty; Books; Equations; National electric code; Possibility theory; Terminology; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, 1990. Proceedings., First International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
College Park, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2107-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISUMA.1990.151219
