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The possibility of possibility: Between ethnography and social theory [PDF]
This paper considers how ‘the possibility of possibility’ as freedom of choice and audacious obligation towards newness found in philosophical works of such scholars as Søren Kierkegaard and Michel Serres is tempered by socio-historical circumstance.
Knight, Daniel M., Manley, Gabriela
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On decision-making in possibility theory [PDF]
Summary: We present an alternative approach to decision-making in the framework of possibility theory, based on the idea of decision-making under uncertainty. We utilize the fact, that any possibility distribution can be viewed as an upper envelope of a set of probability distributions to which well-known minimax principle is applicable.
Vejnarová, Jiřina
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© 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Article Outline: Glossary Definition of the Subject Introduction Historical Background Basic Notions of Possibility Theory Qualitative Possibility Theory Quantitative Possibility Theory ...
Didier Dubois, Henri Prade
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Educational Administration: Theory and Practice [PDF]
Educational Administration: Theory & Practice: Vol 25, Issue
Educational Administration Theory and Practice
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Dynamic target threat assessment can be regarded as a classical multiple attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) issue. Triangular fuzzy numbers (TFNs) can fully describe imprecise and fuzzy information for target threat assessment. Thus, to consider the
Ruojing Zhao, Fengbao Yang, Linna Ji
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Connecting Possibilistic Prudence and Optimal Saving
In this paper we study the optimal saving problem in the framework of possibility theory. The notion of possibilistic precautionary saving is introduced as a measure of the way the presence of possibilistic risk (represented by a fuzzy number) influences
Ana María Lucia Casademunt +1 more
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Insight Problem Solving: A Critical Examination of the Possibility of Formal Theory [PDF]
This paper provides a critical examination of the current state and future possibility of formal cognitive theory for insight problem solving and its associated “aha!” experience.
Batchelder, William H. +1 more
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In previous studies, there were few portfolio models involving investors’ psychological states, market ambiguity and entropy. Some entropy can make the model have the effect of diversifying investment, which is very important.
Xue Deng, Tao Lin, Chuangjie Chen
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Valuation of Real Estate Investments through Fuzzy Logic
This paper aims to outline the application of Fuzzy Logic in real estate investment. In literature, there is a wide theoretical background on real estate investment decisions, but there has been a lack of empirical support in this regard. For this reason,
Vincenzo Del Giudice +2 more
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Interval Estimation of Value-at-Risk Based on Nonparametric Models
Value-at-Risk (VaR) has become the most important benchmark for measuring risk in portfolios of different types of financial instruments. However, as reported by many authors, estimating VaR is subject to a high level of uncertainty.
Hussein Khraibani +2 more
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