Dempster, shafer, and aggregate uncertainty

Mark J. Wierman

doi:10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893894

Dempster, shafer, and aggregate uncertainty

Mark J. Wierman

Department of Computer Science, Design & Journalism

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century
Subtitle of host publication	Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings
Editors	Martin Gibbs
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479945627
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893894
State	Published - Jan 1 2014
Event	2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, 21CW 2014 - Boston, United States Duration: Jun 24 2014 → Jun 26 2014

Publication series

Name	2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings

Other

Other	2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, 21CW 2014
Country	United States
City	Boston
Period	6/24/14 → 6/26/14

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Wierman, M. J. (2014). Dempster, shafer, and aggregate uncertainty. In M. Gibbs (Ed.), 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings [6893894] (2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893894

Dempster, shafer, and aggregate uncertainty. / Wierman, Mark J.

2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings. ed. / Martin Gibbs. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. 6893894 (2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Wierman, MJ 2014, Dempster, shafer, and aggregate uncertainty. in M Gibbs (ed.), 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings., 6893894, 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, 21CW 2014, Boston, United States, 6/24/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893894

Wierman MJ. Dempster, shafer, and aggregate uncertainty. In Gibbs M, editor, 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. 6893894. (2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893894

Wierman, Mark J. / Dempster, shafer, and aggregate uncertainty. 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings. editor / Martin Gibbs. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. (2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings).

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