Membership functions I: Comparing methods of measurement

Jean Lou Chameau; Juan Carlos Santamarina

doi:10.1016/S0888-613X(87)80003-8

Membership functions I: Comparing methods of measurement

Jean Lou Chameau^*, Juan Carlos Santamarina

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Abstract

A set of questionnaires was prepared to compare four elicitation methods: point estimation, interval estimation, membership function exemplification, and pairwise comparison. Technical and nontechnical topics were involved, assuming subjects performed either as measurement instruments or as repositories of knowledge. The advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of each method are discussed on the basis of the evaluation of the answers given by 22 professors and graduate students. The analysis of the results presented herein is extended in Part II, where trends in fuzziness are discussed. Both Parts I and II are oriented toward practical applications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	287-301
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Approximate Reasoning
Volume	1
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0888-613X(87)80003-8
State	Published - Jul 1987
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

elicitation
fuzzy sets
hedges
measurement
membership function

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Artificial Intelligence
Theoretical Computer Science
Applied Mathematics

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