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Dempster–Shafer Theory
The theory of belief functions, also referred to as evidence theory or Dempster–Shafer theory (DST), is a general framework for reasoning with uncertainty, with understood connections to other frameworks such as probability, possibility and imprecise probability theories. First introduced by Arthur P. Dempster in the context of statistical inference, the theory was later developed by Glenn Shafer into a general framework for modeling epistemic uncertainty—a mathematical theory of evidence.Shafer, Glenn; ''A Mathematical Theory of Evidence'', Princeton University Press, 1976, The theory allows one to combine evidence from different sources and arrive at a degree of belief (represented by a mathematical object called ''belief function'') that takes into account all the available evidence. In a narrow sense, the term Dempster–Shafer theory refers to the original conception of the theory by Dempster and Shafer. However, it is more common to use the term in the wider sense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dempster In Brest
Dempster may refer to: People * Dempster (surname), a surname * Dempster Woodworth, Wisconsin state senator and physician * Dempster (deemster), an official at pre-1746 baronial courts' moot hills in Scotland. Places * Dempster, South Dakota * Dempster Land District, Western Australia * Dempster Highway, a Canadian roadway, in the Yukon and Northwest Territories * Dempster Street, a major east–west artery north of Chicago, Illinois, part of which is part of U.S. Route 14 ** Dempster (CTA Purple Line station), a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit station in Evanston, Illinois ** Dempster-Skokie (CTA station), a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit station in Skokie, Illinois ** Dempster Street station (C&NW), a former commuter rail station in Evanston, Illinois Companies and products * Dempster Brothers, Inc., a Tennessee industrial firm ** Dempster Dumpmaster, a garbage-handling vehicle manufactured by the company ** Dempster Dumpster, a waste receptacle manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
