Soft methods for handling variability and imprecision

Probability theory has been the only well-founded theory of uncertainty for along time. It was viewed either as a powerful tool for modelling random phenomena, or as a rational approach to the notion of degree of belief. During the last thirty years, in areas centered around decision theory, artificial intelligence and information processing, numerous approaches extending or orthogonalto the existing theory of probability and mathematical statistics have come to the front. The common feature of those attempts is to allow for softer or wider frameworks for taking into account the incompleteness or imprecision of information. Many of these approaches come down to blending interval or fuzzy interval analysis with probabilistic methods. This book gathers contributions tothe 4th International Conference on Soft methods in Probability and Statistics Recent developments in Soft Computing and Statistics Best edited papers of the 4th International Conference on Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics (SMPS’2008) INDICE: Part I Foundations.- Part II Statistical Methods.- Part III Mathematical Aspects.- Part IV Engineering.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-85026-7
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 436
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés