Title : 
A method of ascertaining fuzzy covering based on a family of fuzzy concepts
         
        
            Author : 
Wang, Zhan-jing ; Wang, Jiao-ying ; Li, Fa-chao
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sch. of Math. & Stat., Hebei Univ. of Econ. & Bus., Shijiazhuang, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Aiming at the covering of the rough set attribute reduction and on the foundation of rough set model proposed by Zakowski, this paper builds a fuzzy similarity relation by using some properties of fuzzy sets. Moreover, we discuss the method of ascertaining fuzzy covering based on a family of fuzzy concepts, and propose the concept of fuzzy covering. The impact of precision change on coverings ascertained by fuzzy sets is analyzed. These results provide a foundation for the application of covering based rough set models to fuzzy attributes.
         
        
            Keywords : 
fuzzy set theory; information systems; rough set theory; ascertaining fuzzy covering; fuzzy attributes; fuzzy concepts family; fuzzy set properties; fuzzy similarity relation; rough set attribute reduction; Abstracts; Covering rough sets; Fuzzy covering; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy similarity relation;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC), 2012 International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Xian
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-1484-8
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICMLC.2012.6358929