Title :
Dempster, shafer, and aggregate uncertainty
Author :
Wierman, Mark J.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Inf., Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE, USA
Abstract :
An improved algorithm for calculating Aggregate Uncertainty in Shafer´s Evidence Theory is presented and its correctness is proven. A problem with this, and the original algorithm when applied to Dempsters´s Theory of Lower and Upper probabilities is then presented.
Keywords :
probability; uncertainty handling; Dempster theory of lower and upper probabilities; Dempster uncertainty; Shafer evidence theory; Shafer uncertainty; aggregate uncertainty; Entropy; Equations; Gold; Hafnium; Probability distribution; Radio frequency; Uncertainty; harmonious aggregate uncertainty; pignistic;
Conference_Titel :
Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century (21CW), 2014 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893894
