• DocumentCode
    3342790
  • Title

    A comparison of the manipulation of certainty factors by individuals and expert system shells

  • Author

    Kopcso, David ; Pipino, Leo ; Rybolt, William

  • Author_Institution
    Babson Coll., Babson Park, MA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    0-0 1988
  • Firstpage
    181
  • Lastpage
    188
  • Abstract
    The treatment of uncertainty in expert system shells is addressed, starting with a review of the modeling of uncertainty by expert system shells. An experiment to replicate earlier work investigating the manner in which individuals manipulate certainty factors in comparison to commercial shells is discussed. Comparisons are made among seven commercial shells, both personal-computer (PC)-based and mainframe-based, and individuals. A significant difference between individuals and shells themselves is indicated. Some implications for both expert system and decision-support-system methodologies are discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    decision support systems; expert systems; microcomputer applications; certainty factors; decision-support-system; expert system shells; individuals; mainframe-based; personal-computer; uncertainty; Algebra; Decision support systems; Engines; Expert systems; Robustness; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Sciences, 1988. Vol.III. Decision Support and Knowledge Based Systems Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-0843-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HICSS.1988.11906
  • Filename
    11906