DocumentCode
790544
Title
A statistical viewpoint on the theory of evidence
Author
Hummel, Robert A. ; Landy, Michael S.
Author_Institution
New York Univ., NY, USA
Volume
10
Issue
2
fYear
1988
fDate
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
235
Lastpage
247
Abstract
The authors provide a perspective and interpretation regarding the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence that regards the combination formulas as statistics of the opinions of experts. This is done by introducing spaces with binary operations that are simpler to interpret or simpler to implement than the standard combination formula, and showing that these spaces can be mapped homomorphically onto the Dempster-Shafer theory-of-evidence space. The experts in the space of opinions-of-experts combine information in a Bayesian fashion. Alternative spaces for the combination of evidence suggested by this viewpoint are presented
Keywords
Bayes methods; artificial intelligence; expert systems; statistical analysis; Bayesian rules; Dempster-Shafer theory; artificial intelligence; combination formulas; evidence theory; expert systems; statistics; Analysis of variance; Artificial intelligence; Bayesian methods; Expert systems; Extraterrestrial measurements; Probability; Psychology; Statistics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0162-8828
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/34.3885
Filename
3885
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