Aggregation of expert opinions and uncertainty theories
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چکیده
The problem of expert opinions representation and aggregation has long been adressed in the only framework of probability theory. Nevertheless, recent years have witnessed many proposals in other uncertainty theories (possibility theory, evidence theory, imprecise probabilities). This paper casts the problem of aggregating expert opinions in a common underlying framework and shows how uncertainty theories fit into this framework. Differences between theories are then emphasized and discussed.
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