The Normative Representation of Quantified Beliefs by Belief Functions

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  • Philippe Smets
چکیده

The use of belief functions has recently been advocated as an alternative to the use of probability functions in order to represent quantified beliefs. Such a proposal lacked justification. We present a set of requirements that justify the use of belief functions. The assessment of the validity of these requirements provides a tool for assessing the relative value of normative models of subjective behaviors.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Artif. Intell.

دوره 92  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997