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
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