Title :
Similarity issues in attribute implications from data with fuzzy attributes
Author :
Belohlavek, Radim ; Vychodil, Vilem
Author_Institution :
Dept. Comp. Sci., Palacky Univ., Olomouc
Abstract :
We study similarity in formal concept analysis of data tables with fuzzy attributes. We focus on similarity related to attribute implications, i.e. rules A rArr B describing dependencies "each object which has all attributes from A has also all attributes from B". We present several formulas for estimation of similarity of outputs in terms of similarity of inputs. The results answer some natural questions such as how much do truth degrees of A1 rArr B and A2 rArr B differ in terms of similarity of A1 to A2?
Keywords :
data analysis; fuzzy set theory; attribute implication; data tables; formal concept analysis; fuzzy attributes; Algebra; Clustering algorithms; Data analysis; Data mining; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy sets; Globalization; Lattices;
Conference_Titel :
Information Reuse and Integration, 2006 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa Village, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9788-6
DOI :
10.1109/IRI.2006.252401