ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
We present the application of a recently introduced nonparametric predictive inferential method to compare two groups of data, consisting of observed event times and right-censori...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
This paper studies the possibility of representing lower previsions by continuous linear functionals. We prove the existence of a linear isomorphism between the linear space spann...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
For many problems there is only suf£cient prior information for a Bayesian decision maker to identify a class of possible prior distributions. In such cases it is of interest to ...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
Dempster’s rule for combining two belief functions assumes the independence of the sources of information. If this assumption is questionable, I suggest to use the least speci...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
We apply random set theory to an analysis of future climate change. Bounds on cumulative probability are used to quantify uncertainties in natural and socio-economic factors that ...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
Let be a preference relation on a convex set F. Necessary and sufficient conditions are given that guarantee the existence of a set {ul} of affine utility functions on F such th...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
In this paper the judgement consisting in choosing a function that is believed to dominate the true probability distribution of a continuous random variable is explored. This kind...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
This paper reviews recent results obtained in the medical diagnosis field by adding to a coherent inference process qualitative constraints. Such further considerations turn out ...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
The purpose of this paper is to survey recent developments and trends in the area of generalized information theory (GIT) and to discuss some of the issues of current interest in ...
ISIPTA
2003
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2003
IEEE
We analyze communication of uncertainty among individuals as a function of the parties’ preference for modes of communication. We assume that different individuals may prefer pr...