The transferable belief model

1994/04/01 by Philippe Smets, Robert Kennes · 2,175 citations
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · Mathematics · #Artificial intelligence #Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference #Bayesian network #Bayesian probability #Belief revision #Belief structure #Computer science #Data mining #Function (biology) #Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge #Mathematics #Multi-Criteria Decision Making #Relation (database)

paper · doi:10.1016/0004-3702(94)90026-4

published in Artificial Intelligence 66(2), 191-234 (Elsevier BV)

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