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Title: Simplifying Probability Elicitation and Uncertainty Modeling in Bayesian Networks

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1024542

In this paper we contribute two methods that simplify the demands of knowledge elicitation for particular types of Bayesian networks. The first method simplify the task of providing probabilities when the states that a random variable takes can be described by a new, fully ordered state set in which a state implies all the preceding states. The second method leverages Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to provide a way for the expert to express the degree of ignorance that they feel about the estimates being provided.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1024542
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-77781; TRN: US201119%%454
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proceedings of the 22nd Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference (MAICS 2011), April 16-17, 2011, Cincinnati, OH, 114-119
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English