Envelopes of conditional probabilities extending a strategy and a prior probability
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چکیده
Any strategy and prior probability together are a coherent conditional probability that can be extended, generally not in a unique way, to a full conditional probability. The corresponding class of extensions is studied and a closed form expression for its envelopes is provided. Then a topological characterization of the subclasses of extensions satisfying the further properties of full disintegrability and full strong conglomerability is given and their envelopes are studied.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Int. J. Approx. Reasoning
دوره 81 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017