The combination of evidence
International Journal of Intelligent SystemsPublished 1 January 1986
Glenn Shafer
Citations122
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This article provides a historical and conceptual perspective on the contrast between the Bayesian and belief function approaches to the probabilistic combination of evidence.
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This article provides a historical and conceptual perspective on the contrast between the Bayesian and belief function approaches to the probabilistic combination of evidence. It emphasizes the simplest example of non-Bayesian belief-function combination of evidence, which was developed by Hooper in the 1680s.
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