• DocumentCode
    1087550
  • Title

    Ontology Design for Scientific Theories That Make Probabilistic Predictions

  • Author

    Poole, David ; Smyth, Clinton ; Sharma, Rita

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    27
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    A multidimensional ontology design paradigm based on Aristotelian definitions provides knowledge structure necessary for testing scientific theories that make probabilistic predictions.
  • Keywords
    ontologies (artificial intelligence); probability; multidimensional ontology design; probabilistic prediction; scientific theories; Diagnostic expert systems; Intelligent systems; Multidimensional systems; Ontologies; Recommender systems; Terrain factors; Testing; US Department of Transportation; Uncertainty; Vocabulary; Aristotelian definitions; landslide prediction; mineral exploration; ontologies; probabilistic predictions; scientific theories; semantic science;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Intelligent Systems, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1541-1672
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIS.2009.15
  • Filename
    4763653