Belief Functions in Business Decisions - 9783790825039

The book focuses on applications of belief functions to business decisions. Section I introduces the intuitive, conceptual and historical development of belief functions. Three different interpretations (the marginally correct approximation, the qualitative model, and the quantitative model) of belief functions are investigated, and rough set theory and structured query language (SQL) are used to express belief function semantics. Section II presents applications of belief functions in information systems and auditing. Included are discussions on how a belief-function framework provides a more efficient and effective audit methodology and also the appropriateness of belief functions to represent uncertainties in audit evidence. The third section deals with applications of belief functions to mergers and acquisitions; financial analysis of engineering enterprises; forecast demand for mobile satellite services; modeling financial portfolios; and economics.

Author: Rajendra P. Srivastava

Publisher: Physica-Verlag

Publication Date: Oct 21, 2010

Number of Pages: 346 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 3790825034

ISBN-13: 9783790825039