A Statistical Viewpoint on the Theory of Evidence. Revision.

Abstract

This document describes a viewpoint on the Dempster/Shafer Theory of Evidence , and provide an interpretation which regards the combination formulas as statics 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. Presented are alternative spaces for the combination of evidence suggested by this viewpoint.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA178958

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People

  • Michael S. Landy
  • Robert A. Hummel

Organizations

  • New York University

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  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Covariance
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Functions
  • Equations
  • Expert Systems
  • Information Science
  • New York
  • Probability
  • Psychology
  • Random Variables
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics

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  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.

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