Title :
A method for elicitation and combination of imprecise probabilities: A mathematical programming approach
Author :
Gois de Oliveira Silva, Lucimario ; Almeida-Filho, Adiel
Author_Institution :
Manage. Eng. Dept., Fed. Univ. of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
In this paper, a method of elicitation and expert aggregation, supported by existing models in the literature, is developed. To avoid cognitive problems resulting from numerical judgment, comparative judgment of probability is used in the elicitation process, where the best way to represent the data is admitted to be by imprecise probability models. In this sense, a linear programming model is used to convert such judgment into probability intervals. For the aggregation of experts, a quadratic programming model is used, where the use of different metrics to represent the weights will be discussed.
Keywords :
decision theory; linear programming; probability; quadratic programming; decision problem; imprecise probability models; judgment; linear programming; mathematical programming; quadratic programming model; Entropy; Equations; Linear programming; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Psychology; Uncertainty; Comparative judgment; Expert combination; Imprecise probability; Knowledge elicitation;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/SMC.2014.6973977