Incomplete Information: Structure, Inference, Complexity:

The construction of any broadly understood theory of information or infor­ mation processing system involves two major methodological processes: (1) abstraction and analysis, (2) reasoning and computing. This monograph is a realisation of these two processes in relation to the study of incompletenes...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Demri, Stephane P. (Author), Orlowska, Ewa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Monographs in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series
Subjects:
Online Access:UBY01
Volltext
Summary:The construction of any broadly understood theory of information or infor­ mation processing system involves two major methodological processes: (1) abstraction and analysis, (2) reasoning and computing. This monograph is a realisation of these two processes in relation to the study of incompleteness of information. The paradigm we are working with is inspired by a rough-set approach to data analysis: the formalisms we develop enable the use of a non­ invasive data representation. This means that the only information which is and must be used in the process of analysis is the actual information that is to be analysed; we do not require any additional sources of information. An abstraction is formed in the process of conception, design, and develop­ ment of structures. Then analysis leads to a selection of a class of structures. In this book we delineate a class of informational structures that enable us to represent both numerical and non-numerical information and we analyse var­ ious manifestations of its incompleteness. We discuss several general types of incompleteness of information which are grounded in a rough-set-style view of imprecision and uncertainty. Manifestations of these types of incompleteness in information systems are investigated
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 408 p)
ISBN:9783662049976
DOI:10.1007/978-3-662-04997-6

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text