Professor Matthias Troffaes matthias.troffaes@durham.ac.uk
Professor
In multiagent expert systems, the conjunction rule is commonly used to combine expert information represented by imprecise probabilities. However, it is well known that this rule cannot be applied in the case of expert conflict. In this article, we propose to resolve expert conflict by means of a second-order imprecise probability model. The essential idea underlying the model is a notion of behavioral trust. We construct a simple linear programming algorithm for calculating the aggregate. This algorithm explains the proposed aggregation method as a generalized conjunction rule. It also provides an elegant operational interpretation of the imprecise second-order assessments, and thus overcomes the problems of interpretation that are so common in hierarchical uncertainty models.
Troffaes, M. C. (2006). Generalizing The Conjunction Rule for Aggregating Conflicting Expert Opinions. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 21(3), 361-380. https://doi.org/10.1002/int.20140
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2006-03 |
Deposit Date | Mar 27, 2008 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 15, 2015 |
Journal | International Journal of Intelligent Systems |
Print ISSN | 0884-8173 |
Electronic ISSN | 1098-111X |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 361-380 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/int.20140 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1553405 |
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This is the accepted version of the following article: Troffaes, M. C. M. (2006) 'Generalizing the conjunction rule for aggregating conflicting expert opinions.', International journal of intelligent systems., 21 (3). pp. 361-380, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/int.20140. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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