Belief functions in business decisions /

The book focuses on applications of belief functions to business decisions. Section I introduces the intuitive, conceptual and historical development of belief functions. Three different interpretations (the marginally correct approximation, the qualitative model, and the quantitative model) of beli...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Srivastava, Rajendra P., 1944-, Mock, Theodore J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg ; New York : Physica-Verlag, [2002]
Series:	Studies in fuzziness and soft computing ; v. 88.
Subjects:	Decision making > Mathematical models. Auditing > Decision making. Uncertainty > Mathematical models. Dempster-Shafer theory. Besliskunde. Onzekerheid. Evidentie. Risk management. Functies (wiskunde) Prise de décision > Modèles mathématiques. Vérification comptable > Prise de décision. Incertitude > Modèles mathématiques. Dempster-Shafer, Théorie de. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction to Belief Functions / R. P. Srivastava and T. J. Mock
Decision Making in a Context where Uncertainty is Represented by Belief Functions / P. Smets
Empirical Models for the Dempster-Shafer Theory / M. A. Klopotek and S. T. Wierzchon
The Descriptive Ability of Models of Audit Risk / G. Monroe and J. Ng
The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Belief Based Audit Procedures / M. K. P. Jung and H. E. Fink
Auditors' Evaluations of Uncertain Audit Evidence: Belief Functions versus Probabilities / K. Harrison, R. P. Srivastava and R. D. Plumlee
Conflict, Consistency and Consonance in Belief Functions: Coherence and Integrity of Belief Systems / P. Gillett