Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing
Fuzzy Probabilities
New Approach and Applications
James J. Buckley
Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General
In probability and statistics we often have to estimate probabilities and parameters in probability distributions using a random sample. Instead of using a point estimate calculated from the data we propose using fuzzy numbers which are constructed from a set of confidence intervals. In probability calculations we apply constrained fuzzy arithmetic because probabilities must add to one. Fuzzy random variables have fuzzy distributions. A fuzzy normal random variable has the normal distribution with fuzzy number mean and variance. Applications are to queuing theory, Markov chains, inventory control, decision theory and reliability theory.
| Publication Date: |
11 March 2005 |
| Publisher: |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Imprint: |
Springer |
| ISBN-13: |
9783540250333 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Page Count: |
168 |