Possibility Measures, Random Sets and Natural Extension
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We study the relationship between possibility and necessity measures defined on arbitrary spaces, the theory of imprecise probabilities, and elementary random set theory. We show how special random sets can be used to generate normal possibility and necessity measures, as well as their natural extensions. This leads to interesting alternative formulas for the calculation of these natural extensions.
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