Article Outline Glossary I. Definition of the Subject and Its Importance II. Introduction III. Mathematical modeling of imprecise data IV. Fuzzy random variables V. Statistical analysis of random fuzzy perceptions VI.1 Fuzzy estimators and fuzzy confidence intervals VI.2 Fuzzy statistical tests VII. Statistical analysis of random fuzzy variables VIII. Future directions Bibliography Glossary Fuz...

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