Probabilities and reasoning about possibilities
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Probabilities and reasoning about possibilities
zbMATH Open document ID: 0723.03015
DOI: 10.1016/0888-613X(91)90005-7
author: Paul E. Lehner
published in: International Journal of Approximate Reasoning
publication date: 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: This paper points out some properties that an inference system reasoning under uncertainty should have: calibration, audaciousness, and coherence. According with these properties the author presents some fundamental aspects of the relationship between probabilistic and symbolic reasoning. The principal result is that symbolic and quantitative approaches interact in interesting, sometimes counterintuitive ways. That it is counterproductive to use an uncertainty calculus to derive belief values instead of possibility ratios.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 03B80
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 03B48
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 68T27
zbMATH DE Number: 4191604
zbMATH Keywords: nonmonotonic reasoning
zbMATH Keywords: probabilistic reasoning
zbMATH Keywords: belief functions
zbMATH Keywords: reasoning under uncertainty
zbMATH Keywords: calibration
zbMATH Keywords: audaciousness
zbMATH Keywords: coherence
zbMATH Keywords: symbolic reasoning
zbMATH Keywords: possibility
reviewed by: P.-G. Holban
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4191604