Uncertainty in information systems : an introduction to techniques and applications / Anthony Hunter.
By: Hunter, Anthony.
Material type:
BookPublisher: London ; New York : McGraw-Hill Pub. Co., 1996Description: xi, 187 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0077093267.Subject(s): Database management
| Uncertainty (Information theory) | Information technologyDDC classification: 001.539
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 001.539 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070604 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This text is intended to highlight the significance of uncertainty in the management of information, introduce methods of modelling uncertain information and discuss current and potential applications of such methods in information systems. It provides the reader with the following: a discussion of the kinds of information that are problematical; a discussion of the ways this impinges upon systems, eg. null values in relational databases; heuristics in rule-based decision-support systems; vagueness of keywords used in information retrieval; and appropriateness of cases selected in case-based decision-support. It also provides an exposition of means of modelling uncertain information including probability theory, possibility theory, fuzzy set theory and non-classical logics, and a review of the current and potential applications of handling uncertainty in information systems.
Bibliography: p. 165-184 - includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Uncertainty in Information
- Formal Approaches to Uncertainty
- Probabilistic Information
- Fuzzy Information
- Default Information
- Inconsistent Information
- Uncertainty in Knowledge Based Systems
- Uncertainty in Database Systems
- Uncertainty in Online Information Systems
- Uncertainty in Systems Engineering
- Outlook for Uncertainty in Information Systems