Comments on "A distance-based statistical analysis of fuzzy number-valued data" by the SMIRE research group

This paper is a fine review of various aspects related to the statistical handling of “ontic” random fuzzy sets by the means of appropriate distances. It is quite comprehensive and helpful, as it clarifies the status of fuzzy sets in such methods, explains the advantages of using a distance-based approach, specifies the pitfalls in which one should not fall when dealing with “ontic” random fuzzy sets and provides some illustration of practical computations. Not being a statistician but an occasional user of statistics, my discussion will mainly focus on this more practical aspect.