A belief combination rule for a large number of sources

• Author(s): Kuang Zhou, Arnaud Martin, Quan Pan,
• Publisher: Infinite Study
• Pages: 17
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Decision-Making & Problem Solving ,

Description:... In this paper, based on the assumption that the majority of sources are reliable, a combination rule for a large number of sources is proposed using a simple idea: the more common ideas the sources share, the more reliable these sources are supposed to be. This rule is adaptable for aggregating a large number of sources which may not all be reliable. It will keep the spirit of the conjunctive rule to reinforce the belief on the focal elements with which the sources are in agreement. The mass on the empty set will be kept as an indicator of the conflict.