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2. Granular Approximations of Partially-Known Concepts
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Li, Qiaoyi, Shi, Chengjun, Yang, Han, Yao, Yiyu, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Hu, Mengjun, editor, Cornelis, Chris, editor, Zhang, Yan, editor, Lingras, Pawan, editor, Ślęzak, Dominik, editor, and Yao, JingTao, editor
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- 2024
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3. A Machine-People-Government Triangular Model of Smart Agriculture
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Zhang, Chuanlei, Yao, Yiyu, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Hu, Mengjun, editor, Cornelis, Chris, editor, Zhang, Yan, editor, Lingras, Pawan, editor, Ślęzak, Dominik, editor, and Yao, JingTao, editor
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- 2024
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4. Approximate Criterion Reduction in Multi-criteria Trilevel Ranking Analysis
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Shi, Chengjun, Hu, Mengjun, Li, Qiaoyi, Yao, Yiyu, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Hu, Mengjun, editor, Cornelis, Chris, editor, Zhang, Yan, editor, Lingras, Pawan, editor, Ślęzak, Dominik, editor, and Yao, JingTao, editor
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- 2024
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5. A three-way adaptive density peak clustering (3W-ADPC) method
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Wang, Pingxin, Wu, Tingfeng, and Yao, Yiyu
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- 2023
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6. Three-way decisions in generalized intuitionistic fuzzy environments: survey and challenges
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Ding, Juanjuan, Zhang, Chao, Li, Deyu, Zhan, Jianming, Li, Wentao, and Yao, Yiyu
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- 2024
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7. Granularity-driven trisecting-and-learning models for interval-valued rule induction
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Chen, Yingxiao, Zhu, Ping, Li, Qiaoyi, and Yao, Yiyu
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- 2023
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8. Cognitive and Social Decision Making: Three-Way Decision Perspectives
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Yao, Yiyu, Yao, JingTao, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Campagner, Andrea, editor, Urs Lenz, Oliver, editor, Xia, Shuyin, editor, Ślęzak, Dominik, editor, Wąs, Jarosław, editor, and Yao, JingTao, editor
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- 2023
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9. Three-Way Social Network Analysis: Triadic Measures at Three Levels
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Chen, Yingxiao, Yao, Yiyu, Zhu, Ping, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Campagner, Andrea, editor, Urs Lenz, Oliver, editor, Xia, Shuyin, editor, Ślęzak, Dominik, editor, Wąs, Jarosław, editor, and Yao, JingTao, editor
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- 2023
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10. Algebraic Formulations and Geometric Interpretations of Decision-Theoretic Rough Sets
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Xu, Jianfeng, Miao, Duoqian, Zhang, Li, Yao, Yiyu, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Campagner, Andrea, editor, Urs Lenz, Oliver, editor, Xia, Shuyin, editor, Ślęzak, Dominik, editor, Wąs, Jarosław, editor, and Yao, JingTao, editor
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- 2023
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11. 3WC-D: A feature distribution-based adaptive three-way clustering method
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Zhang, Rongtao, Ma, Xueling, Zhan, Jianming, and Yao, Yiyu
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- 2023
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12. Human-machine co-intelligence through symbiosis in the SMV space
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Yao, Yiyu
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- 2023
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13. A trilevel analysis of uncertainty measuresin partition-based granular computing
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Wang, Baoli, Liang, Jiye, and Yao, Yiyu
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- 2023
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14. Three-Way Approximate Criterion Reduction in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
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Shi, Chengjun, Wang, Zhen, Wei, Ling, Yao, Yiyu, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Yao, JingTao, editor, Fujita, Hamido, editor, Yue, Xiaodong, editor, Miao, Duoqian, editor, Grzymala-Busse, Jerzy, editor, and Li, Fanzhang, editor
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- 2022
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15. Three-way Decision, Three-World Conception, and Explainable AI
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Yao, Yiyu, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Yao, JingTao, editor, Fujita, Hamido, editor, Yue, Xiaodong, editor, Miao, Duoqian, editor, Grzymala-Busse, Jerzy, editor, and Li, Fanzhang, editor
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- 2022
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16. A model of three-way approximation of intuitionistic fuzzy sets
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Yang, Jilin, Yao, Yiyu, and Zhang, Xianyong
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- 2022
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17. Trilevel Multi-criteria Decision Analysis Based on Three-Way Decision
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Shi, Chengjun, Yao, Yiyu, Rannenberg, Kai, Editor-in-Chief, Soares Barbosa, Luís, Editorial Board Member, Goedicke, Michael, Editorial Board Member, Tatnall, Arthur, Editorial Board Member, Neuhold, Erich J., Editorial Board Member, Stiller, Burkhard, Editorial Board Member, Tröltzsch, Fredi, Editorial Board Member, Pries-Heje, Jan, Editorial Board Member, Kreps, David, Editorial Board Member, Reis, Ricardo, Editorial Board Member, Furnell, Steven, Editorial Board Member, Mercier-Laurent, Eunika, Editorial Board Member, Winckler, Marco, Editorial Board Member, Malaka, Rainer, Editorial Board Member, Shi, Zhongzhi, editor, Chakraborty, Mihir, editor, and Kar, Samarjit, editor
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- 2021
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18. 3RD: A Multi-criteria Decision-Making Method Based on Three-Way Rankings
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Yao, Yiyu, Shi, Chengjun, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Ramanna, Sheela, editor, Cornelis, Chris, editor, and Ciucci, Davide, editor
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- 2021
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19. Modeling Use-Oriented Attribute Importance with the Three-Way Decision Theory
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Cui, Xin, Yao, JingTao, Yao, Yiyu, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Bello, Rafael, editor, Miao, Duoqian, editor, Falcon, Rafael, editor, Nakata, Michinori, editor, Rosete, Alejandro, editor, and Ciucci, Davide, editor
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- 2020
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20. The geometry of three-way decision
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Yao, Yiyu
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- 2021
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21. Set-theoretic models of three-way decision
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Yao, Yiyu
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- 2021
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22. An Application of Bayesian Confirmation Theory for Three-Way Decision
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Hu, Mengjun, Deng, Xiaofei, Yao, Yiyu, Hutchison, David, Editorial Board Member, Kanade, Takeo, Editorial Board Member, Kittler, Josef, Editorial Board Member, Kleinberg, Jon M., Editorial Board Member, Mattern, Friedemann, Editorial Board Member, Mitchell, John C., Editorial Board Member, Naor, Moni, Editorial Board Member, Pandu Rangan, C., Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Editorial Board Member, Tygar, Doug, Editorial Board Member, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Mihálydeák, Tamás, editor, Min, Fan, editor, Wang, Guoyin, editor, Banerjee, Mohua, editor, Düntsch, Ivo, editor, Suraj, Zbigniew, editor, and Ciucci, Davide, editor
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- 2019
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23. A Linear Model for Three-Way Analysis of Facial Similarity
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Hepting, Daryl H., Bin Amer, Hadeel Hatim, Yao, Yiyu, Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira, Series Editor, Chen, Phoebe, Series Editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series Editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series Editor, Sivalingam, Krishna M., Series Editor, Washio, Takashi, Series Editor, Yuan, Junsong, Series Editor, Zhou, Lizhu, Series Editor, Medina, Jesús, editor, Ojeda-Aciego, Manuel, editor, Verdegay, José Luis, editor, Pelta, David A., editor, Cabrera, Inma P., editor, Bouchon-Meunier, Bernadette, editor, and Yager, Ronald R., editor
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- 2018
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24. Modes of Sequential Three-Way Classifications
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Yao, Yiyu, Hu, Mengjun, Deng, Xiaofei, Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira, Series Editor, Chen, Phoebe, Series Editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series Editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series Editor, Sivalingam, Krishna M., Series Editor, Washio, Takashi, Series Editor, Yuan, Junsong, Series Editor, Zhou, Lizhu, Series Editor, Medina, Jesús, editor, Ojeda-Aciego, Manuel, editor, Verdegay, José Luis, editor, Pelta, David A., editor, Cabrera, Inma P., editor, Bouchon-Meunier, Bernadette, editor, and Yager, Ronald R., editor
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- 2018
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25. A Three-Way Decision Approach to Email Spam Filtering
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Zhou, Bing, Yao, Yiyu, Luo, Jigang, Hutchison, David, editor, Kanade, Takeo, editor, Kittler, Josef, editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., editor, Mattern, Friedemann, editor, Mitchell, John C., editor, Naor, Moni, editor, Nierstrasz, Oscar, editor, Pandu Rangan, C., editor, Steffen, Bernhard, editor, Sudan, Madhu, editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, editor, Tygar, Doug, editor, Vardi, Moshe Y., editor, Weikum, Gerhard, editor, Goebel, Randy, editor, Siekmann, Jörg, editor, Wahlster, Wolfgang, editor, Farzindar, Atefeh, editor, and Kešelj, Vlado, editor
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26. Cost-sensitive three-way email spam filtering
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Zhou, Bing, Yao, Yiyu, and Luo, Jigang
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- 2014
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27. Formal concept analysis perspectives on three-way conflict analysis.
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Lang, Guangming and Yao, Yiyu
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RATE setting , *COALITIONS - Abstract
Pawlak conflict analysis focuses on three-valued ratings of a set of agents on a set of issues, in which the three values +, 0, and − indicate, respectively, that an agent is positive, neutral, and negative about an issue. According to their shared ratings, we can form different types of agent coalitions and, similarly, different types of issue bundles (i.e., families of issues to be considered together). The main objective of this paper is to introduce and investigate connections of agent coalitions and issue bundles from Wille formal concept analysis perspectives. By interpreting a three-valued rating table as four different formal contexts, we introduce four types of agent coalitions, namely, support, non-opposition, opposition, and non-support coalitions, the corresponding four types of issue bundles, and four lattices of coalition-bundle couplings. The lattices reveal structural information of agents and issues in a conflict situation. To demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed model, we analyze the problem of development planning of the Gansu Province of China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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28. Shadowed set approximations of L-fuzzy sets.
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Zhang, Li, Yao, Yiyu, and Zhu, Ping
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FUZZY sets , *BASE pairs , *GROUP decision making , *COUPLES therapy - Abstract
Pedrycz shadowed sets are three-way approximations of fuzzy sets by transforming the infinite levels of fuzzy set membership grades in the unit interval [ 0 , 1 ] into three levels. The three levels represent qualitatively the sets of the white, grey, and black members of a shadowed set. In this paper, we generalize the notion of shadowed sets to the case of L-fuzzy sets by making three new contributions. First, we consider two representations of a shadowed set. One is a three-valued L-fuzzy set and the other is three pairwise disjoint sets. Second, we introduce two methods for constructing a shadowed set. One divides a finite lattice based on the notion of a pair of a set of designated core membership grades and a set of designated null membership grades. The other uses a pair of threshold sets, which generalizes the method that uses a pair of thresholds. We study formal properties of the two methods and show that they are equivalent. Finally, based on a distance function on a lattice, we present a simple method to build the sets of designated core and null membership grades. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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29. Three-Way Multiattribute Decision-Making Based on Outranking Relations.
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Zhan, Jianming, Jiang, Haibo, and Yao, Yiyu
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PROBLEM solving ,DECISION making ,MATRIX functions ,ROUGH sets ,FUZZY sets - Abstract
In contrast to two-way decisions (2WD), three-way decisions (3WD) can effectively reduce decision risks by utilizing a new delayed decision option. This article incorporates 3WD into multiattribute decision-making (MADM) based on an outranking relation. We construct the outranked set for each alternative and introduce a hybrid information table that combines an MADM matrix with a loss function table. We propose three strategies to design a new 3WD model for MADM. The rationality and effectiveness of the proposed 3WD method are demonstrated by solving a problem of enterprise project investment target selections. Finally, we provide the comparative analysis and two experimental evaluations. The results show that the proposed 3WD method is effective and practically useful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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30. Symbols-Meaning-Value (SMV) space as a basis for a conceptual model of data science.
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Yao, Yiyu
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DATA science , *CONCEPTUAL models , *DATA modeling , *SCIENTIFIC models , *INFORMATION science - Abstract
By applying the principles of three-way decision as thinking in threes, in this paper I introduce a conceptual model of data science in three steps. First, I examine examples of triadic thinking in general and trilevel thinking in specific in data science. Then, based on Weaver's trilevel categorization of communications problems, I propose the concept of the symbols-meaning-value (SMV) space and discuss three perspectives on the SMV space from the viewpoints of information science and management science, cognitive science, and computer science. I label the operations on the SMV three levels metaphorically as seeing, knowing, and doing. Finally, I put forward a SMV-space-based conceptual model of data science, in which data are a resource, the power of data is the knowledge embedded in data, and the value of data is the wise decision and the best course of action supported by data. The goals and functions of data science at the SMV three levels are, respectively, making data available, making data meaningful, and making data valuable. To demonstrate the potential contributions of the conceptual model, I comment on some of its practical values and implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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31. Granular rough sets and granular shadowed sets: Three-way approximations in Pawlak approximation spaces.
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Yao, Yiyu and Yang, Jilin
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ROUGH sets , *FUZZY sets - Abstract
A Pawlak approximation space is a pair of a ground set/space and a quotient set/space of the ground set induced by an equivalence relation on the ground set. The quotient space is a simple granulation of the ground space such that an equivalence class is a granule of objects in the ground space and, at the same time, a single granular object in the quotient space. The new two-space view leads to more insights into and a deeper understanding of rough set theory. In this paper, we revisit results from rough sets from the two-space perspective and introduce the notions of granular rough sets and probabilistic granular rough sets in the quotient space, as three-way approximations of sets in the ground space. We propose a concept of granular shadowed sets in the quotient space, as three-way approximations of fuzzy sets in the ground space. We formulate a cost-sensitive method to construct a granular shadowed set from a fuzzy set. We show that, when the costs satisfy some conditions, the three granular approximations become the same for the special case where a fuzzy set is in fact a set. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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32. A lattice-theoretic model of three-way conflict analysis.
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Yang, Han, Yao, Yiyu, and Qin, Keyun
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Pawlak conflict analysis uses a three-valued situation table for representing the ratings of a set of agents on a set of issues. This paper examines a lattice-theoretic basis of three-way conflict analysis. Qualitatively, we adopt a triangle, namely, an MS.F-bilattice, to characterize the structures of agents ratings, which gives an intuitive and effective tool for ordering a single agent and a pair of agents. We consider a strength ordering and a rating ordering to construct MS.F-bilattices. By applying the principles of three-way decision as thinking in threes, we trisect, according to the rating ordering, the nine pairs of ratings into three regions: potential opposition (PO) , potential conflict (PC) , and potential support (PS) regions. For each region, according to the strength ordering, we construct the weak, medium, and strong three subregions. Quantitatively, we introduce opposition-alliance and support-alliance measures based on the rating ordering for one issue to trisect these pairs of ratings into PO , PC , and PS regions. We study opposition strength, conflict strength, and support strength measures based on strength ordering for one issue to trisect each of the three regions into three subregions. Finally, we extend the five types of measures for a set of issues. The lattice-theoretic model of three-way conflict analysis clarifies the semantics of pairs of ratings by two agents and gives a different perspective on trisection methods in conflict analysis. To demonstrate the value of the proposed methods, we analyze a case study of the development planning of the Gansu Province of China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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33. Three-way clustering: Foundations, survey and challenges.
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Wang, Pingxin, Yang, Xibei, Ding, Weiping, Zhan, Jianming, and Yao, Yiyu
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BIBLIOMETRICS ,DATA mining ,CLUSTER sampling ,CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) ,RESEARCH & development - Abstract
Clustering, as an unsupervised data mining technique, allows us to classify similar objects into the same cluster according to certain criteria. It helps us identify patterns between objects, reveal the associations between objects, and discover hidden structures. Traditional two-way clustering (2W clustering) algorithms represent one cluster by one set and only two types of relationships are considered between a sample and a cluster, namely, belonging to and not belonging to. Two-way decision is not always feasible especially in situations that are characterized by uncertainty and lack of information. Guided by the principle of three-way decision (3WD) as thinking in threes, three-way clustering (3W clustering) addresses the information uncertainty problem using core and the fringe regions to character a cluster. The universe is split into three sections by these two sets, which capture three kinds of relationships between objects and a cluster, namely, belonging to, partially belonging to, and not belonging-to. Compared with 2W clustering methods, 3W clustering incorporates the fringe region to describe the uncertain relationship between objects and clusters, which provides more information about the clustering structure. This survey points out the historical developments of three-way clustering and makes an overview of the achievements in the field of three-way clustering. In addition, to reap a clearer grasp of the development and research significance of three-way clustering, we divide the existing three-way clustering approaches into two categories and present the bibliometric analysis of related approaches. Finally, we point out some challenges and future research topics in three-way clustering. It is hoped that this review can serve as a reference and provide convenience for scholars and practitioners in the field of three-way clustering. • The foundations of three-way clustering are clarified. • A bibliometric analysis is conducted to clarify research status and trends. • The contributions and deficiencies of existing researches are summarized. • The potential challenges and future research topics of three-way clustering are put forward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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34. A three-way decision based construction of shadowed sets from Atanassov intuitionistic fuzzy sets.
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Yang, Jilin and Yao, Yiyu
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FUZZY sets , *MEMBERSHIP functions (Fuzzy logic) , *GROUP decision making , *MULTIPLE criteria decision making - Abstract
By combining ideas from three-way decision and Pedrycz shadowed sets, this paper investigates two possible solutions to the problem of constructing a shadowed set from an Atanassov intuitionistic fuzzy set. The first solution treats the pair of membership and nonmembership functions as two evaluations and directly applies the two-evaluation based model of three-way decision. The second solution transforms the pair of membership and nonmembership functions into an evaluation and applies a single-evaluation based model of three-way decision. To address a fundamental issue of the determination of a pair of thresholds on evaluations, we present a general optimization based formulation and use Chebyshev distance to calculate the required thresholds. The results are useful for three-way decision with fuzzy sets, Atanassov intuitionistic fuzzy sets, and shadowed sets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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35. New measures of alliance and conflict for three-way conflict analysis.
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Lang, Guangming and Yao, Yiyu
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RATE setting , *WEIGHTS & measures - Abstract
In the Pawlak model of conflict analysis, a rating of −1, 0, and +1 indicates that an agent is negative, neutral, and positive towards an issue. One defines measures of alliance and conflict of agents based on their three-valued ratings on a set of issues. Existing studies make some restrictive assumptions. One assumption is that a single distance function determines alliance, conflict, and neutrality. Another assumption is that all issues are equally important. The third assumption is that different pairs, such as (+ 1 , + 1) , (0 , 0) , and (− 1 , − 1) , contribute equally to alliance and conflict. Intuitively, different issues may have different importances and a (+ 1 , + 1) agreement may be stronger than a (0 , 0) agreement. To address these weaknesses, in this paper we use a pair of an alliance measure and a conflict measure, rather than a single distance measure. We propose and study a new class of additive measures of alliance and conflict by assigning different weights to different issues and assigning different values to different pairs of ratings. Existing measures are special cases of the new measures. By using the new measures, we construct a general model of three-way conflict analysis. Finally, we give an application of the new alliance and conflict measures in making the development plan of Gansu Province in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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36. Tri-level thinking: models of three-way decision.
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Yao, Yiyu
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The underlying philosophy of three-way decision is thinking in threes, namely, understanding and processing a whole through three distinct and related parts. One can formulate many concrete models of three-way decision to account for different interpretations of the three parts. By interpreting the three parts as three levels, this paper investigates tri-level thinking to build concrete models of three-way decision. We examine some fundamental issues and basic ingredients of tri-level thinking. In accordance with the data–information–knowledge–wisdom (DIKW) hierarchy, we present a perception–cognition–action (PCA) tri-level conceptual model that is applicable to studying intelligent data analytics, intelligent systems, and human understanding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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37. Three-way granular computing, rough sets, and formal concept analysis.
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Yao, Yiyu
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GRANULAR computing , *ROUGH sets , *INFORMATION processing , *CONCEPTS , *HEXAGONS - Abstract
Three-way granular computing is a paradigm of thinking and information processing in three granules. We introduce a framework of three-way granular computing based on a hexagon induced by a trisection of a set. This enables us to unify rough-set concept analysis and formal concept analysis. For an object granule (i.e., a subset of a universal set of objects), we construct three attribute granules. Conversely, for an attribute granule (i.e., a subset of a universal set of attributes), we construct three object granules. Rough-set concept analysis uses one kind of trisections to study four types of disjunctive formal concepts and the associated concept lattices. Formal concept analysis uses another kind of trisections to study four types of conjunctive formal concepts and the associated concept lattices. The eight concept lattices can be grouped into two classes such that four lattices in each class are isomorphic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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38. Three-way conflict analysis: Reformulations and extensions of the Pawlak model.
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Yao, Yiyu
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DECISION theory , *HEXAGONS - Abstract
This paper introduces a model of three-way conflict analysis by reformulating and extending the original model by Pawlak. The proposed model is based on the philosophy, methodology, and mechanism of thinking and processing in threes of a theory of three-way decision. We examine a trisection of agents and a trisection of pairs of agents, as well as their relationships. We adopt a hexagon to represent geometrically a trisection, which gives an intuitive and effective tool for studying three-way decision. According to the two trisections, we suggest three levels of conflict consisting of strong conflict, weak conflict, and non-conflict. The results are described geometrically by a triangle of conflict. The new model of three-way conflict analysis (a) clarifies important conceptual and semantics interpretations of conflict, (b) removes some inconsistencies in the Pawlak model, and (c) gives a more general conception of conflict analysis with three levels of conflict by using many-valued ratings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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39. Structured approximations as a basis for three-way decisions in rough set theory.
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Hu, Mengjun and Yao, Yiyu
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APPROXIMATION theory , *DECISION making , *ROUGH sets , *MATHEMATICAL equivalence , *MATHEMATICAL optimization - Abstract
Abstract A major application of rough set theory is concept analysis for deciding if an object is an instance of a concept based on its description. Objects with the same description form an equivalence class and the family of equivalence classes is used to define rough set approximations. When deriving the decision rules from approximations, the description of an equivalence class is the left-hand-side of a decision rule. Therefore, it is useful to retain structural information of approximations, that is, the composition of an approximation in terms of equivalence classes. However, existing studies do not explicitly consider the structural information. To address this issue, we introduce structured rough set approximations in both complete and incomplete information tables, which serve as a basis for three-way decisions with rough sets. In a complete table, we define a family of conjunctively definable concepts. The structured three-way approximations are three structured positive, boundary and negative regions given by three sets of conjunctively definable concepts. By adopting a possible-world semantics, we introduce the notion of conjunctively definable interval concepts in an incomplete table, which is used to construct the structured three-way approximations. The internal structure of structured approximations contributes to sound semantics of rough set approximations and is directly and explicitly related to three-way decision rules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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40. Effectiveness measures in movement-based three-way decisions.
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Jiang, Chunmao and Yao, Yiyu
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DECISION theory , *PROBLEM solving , *ADDITION (Mathematics) , *MATRICES (Mathematics) , *MACHINE learning - Abstract
Abstract A trisecting-and-acting model of three-way decisions includes a step of dividing a universal set into three regions and another step of developing strategies and actions to process objects in the three regions. The effectiveness of three-way decisions depends on both trisecting and acting. We consider a special type of three-way decisions in which strategies facilitate movements of objects from unfavorable regions to favorable regions. We study effectiveness measures of strategies and actions based on object movements. These measures are composed of two parts. A desirability matrix represents preferred and non-preferred directions of movements. A pair of a benefit matrix and a cost matrix represents, respectively, the benefit and cost associated with a movement. An effectiveness measure of actions and strategies is the summation of benefits and costs of movements for all objects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. The Dao of three-way decision and three-world thinking.
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Yao, Yiyu
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POWER (Philosophy) , *CONCEPTUAL models , *PRACTICE (Philosophy) , *TRIANGULARIZATION (Mathematics) , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence , *PROBLEM solving - Abstract
Three-way decision is about thinking, problem-solving, and computing in threes or through triads. Its philosophy and practice of triadic thinking appear everywhere. In particular, there are a number of three-world or triworld models in different fields and disciplines, where a complex system, a complicated issue, or an intricate concept is explained and understood in terms of three interrelated worlds, with each world enclosing a group of elements or representing a particular view. This paper examines various triadic metaphors and structures in general and three-world metaphors and conceptions in particular for building and explaining basic concepts of three-way decision. The three major objectives are (a) to formulate a TAO (Triading-Acting-Optimizing) framework of three-way decision, (b) to discuss the Dao, the Way of three-way decision, and (c) to articulate the Dao, the Way of three-world thinking. Three-world conceptions offer more insights into three-way decision with new viewpoints, methods, and modes. An emphasis of the paper is on the philosophy and the power of three-way decision for building high-level conceptual models. By using three-part structures, by focusing on only three things, or by considering three basic ingredients, we may build a theory, a model, or a method that is simple-to-understand, easy-to-remember, and practical-to-use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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42. Granular fuzzy sets and three-way approximations of fuzzy sets.
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Yao, Yiyu and Yang, Jilin
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ROUGH sets , *FUZZY sets - Abstract
A Pawlak approximation space is a pair of a ground set/space and a quotient set/space, where the latter is induced by an equivalence relation on the former. With this two-space understanding, it is possible to lift any concepts and notions from the ground space to the quotient space. The results are granular versions that approximate the original concepts and notions. In this paper, we investigate the problem of lifting a fuzzy set in the ground space to granular fuzzy sets in the quotient space. By applying the principles of three-way decision, we introduce the idea of three-way granular approximations of fuzzy sets in terms of three granular fuzzy sets that represent the two extremes and one middle. The two extremes are given by granular rough fuzzy sets. We present several different ways to interpret and construct a middle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. CE3: A three-way clustering method based on mathematical morphology.
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Wang, Pingxin and Yao, Yiyu
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K-means clustering , *CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) , *CLUSTERING of particles , *MATHEMATICAL analysis , *SPECTRAL theory - Abstract
Many existing clustering methods produce clusters with clear and sharp boundaries, which does not truly reflect the fact that a cluster may not necessarily have a well-defined boundary in many real world situations. In this paper, by combining ideas of erosion and dilation from mathematical morphology and principles of three-way decision, we propose a framework of a contraction-and-expansion based three-way clustering called CE3. A three-way cluster is defined by a nested pair of sets called the core and the support of the cluster, respectively. A stronger relationship holds between objects in the core and a weaker relationship holds between objects in the support. Given a cluster obtained from a hard clustering method, CE3 uses a contraction operation to shrink the cluster into the core of a three-way cluster and uses an expansion operation to enlarge the cluster into the support. The difference between the support and the core is called the fringe region, representing an unsharp boundary of a cluster. Within the CE3 framework, we can define different types of contraction and expansion operations. We can apply the CE3 framework on the top of any existing clustering method. As examples for demonstration, we introduce a pair of neighbor-based contraction and expansion operations and apply the CE3 framework on the top of k-means and spectral clustering, respectively. We use one synthetic data set, five UCI data sets, and three USPS data sets to evaluate experimentally the performance of CE3. The results show that CE3 is in fact effective in revealing cluster structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. Actionable strategies in three-way decisions.
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Gao, Cong and Yao, Yiyu
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ALGORITHMS , *COST effectiveness , *ALGORITHMIC randomness , *COST accounting , *DECISION making - Abstract
This paper introduces actionable strategies to the trisecting-and-acting three-way decision model. We present four change-based actionable models according to action benefit and action cost. Two of the four models provide the bounds of the cost and benefit and the other two models quantify the maximum benefit under limited cost and the minimum cost for a desired benefit, respectively. We design and analyze algorithms for these models. Finally, we report experimental results to support the proposed models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Three-way fuzzy partitions defined by shadowed sets.
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Zhao, Xue Rong and Yao, Yiyu
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FUZZY partitions , *FUZZY sets , *APPROXIMATION theory , *CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) , *MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
Pedrycz introduces the notion of a shadowed set as a three-way approximation of a fuzzy set. Given a pair of thresholds (α, β), a shadowed set approximates a fuzzy set by three regions: an α -core of the fuzzy set, the difference between a β -support and the α -core, and the complement of the β -support. A fuzzy partition is a family of nonempty fuzzy sets satisfying certain conditions. When applying ideas of shadowed sets to a family of nonempty fuzzy sets, the result is a three-way approximation of the family, that is, a family of shadowed sets. This enables us to study a new type of three-way fuzzy partitions. We introduce and examine three pairs of properties for defining a three-way fuzzy partition: disjointness property, overlap property, and coverage property of α -cores and β -supports. We propose a general definition of a three-way fuzzy partition by using two sets of properties. By considering all possible non-equivalent subsets of properties, we obtain 21 classes of three-way fuzzy partition. We study three classes of three-way fuzzy partition and establish their connections to partitions, fuzzy δ -ɛ-partitions, and interval-set clusters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. Three-way decision and granular computing.
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Yao, Yiyu
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GRANULAR computing , *DECISION making , *PROBLEM solving , *COGNITIVE science , *INFORMATION processing - Abstract
Abstract Based on results from cognitive science, this paper examines the two fields of three-way decision and granular computing, as well as their interplay. The ideas from one field shed new light on the other field. The integration of the two gives rise to three-way granular computing, that is, thinking, problem solving, and information processing in threes. We discuss a wide sense of three-way decision and propose a trisecting–acting–outcome (TAO) model. We explain fundamental notions of granular computing based on the philosophy of three-way decision as thinking in threes. We discuss a model of three-way granular computing by making use of two particular types of granular structures represented, respectively, by three granules and three levels. We use examples across different disciplines to demonstrate the values of the two types. Our investigation suggests that, in many situations, the power of granular computing is indeed the power of three-way decision, i.e., thinking in threes. Highlights • Discuss a wide sense of three-way decision as thinking in threes. • Propose a TAO (trisecting–acting–outcome) model of three-way decision. • Explore the interplay of three-way decision and granular computing in the context of cognitive science. • Explain granular computing according to a philosophy of thinking in threes. • Illustrate the value of three-way decision by many examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Three-way decision perspectives on class-specific attribute reducts.
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Ma, Xi-Ao and Yao, Yiyu
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ROUGH sets , *BOUNDARY value problems , *PROBABILITY theory , *DECISION logic tables , *DATA mining - Abstract
In rough set theory, a decision class (i.e., a subset of objects) is approximated by three pair-wise disjoint positive, boundary, and negative regions. The concept of three-way decisions is introduced to provide a new interpretation of the three regions. We construct acceptance, non-commitment, and rejection rules, respectively, from the positive, boundary, and negative regions. The notion of class-specific attribute reducts concerns a minimal set of attributes used in constructing such rules. Existing studies on class-specific attribute reducts only consider the positive region and hence only the acceptance rules. In many situations such as medical diagnosis, we are also interested in negative rules or rule-out rules. This motivates the present study on three-way decision perspectives on class-specific attribute reducts. In addition to positive-region based attribute reducts, we study negative-region and positive-and-negative-region based attribute reducts. We investigate relationships among the three types of reducts. Although the three types of reducts are equivalent in consistent decision tables, they are not equivalent in inconsistent decision tables. By extending the framework, we study the three types of class-specific attribute reducts in probabilistic rough set models and their relationships. Finally, we give a general definition of class-specific attribute reducts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. Class-specific attribute reducts in rough set theory.
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Yao, Yiyu and Zhang, Xianyong
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ROUGH sets , *MATHEMATICAL bounds , *FEATURE selection , *DECISION theory , *COMPUTATIONAL complexity - Abstract
The concept of attribute reducts plays a fundamental role in rough set analysis. There are at least two possibilities to define an attribute reduct. A classification-based or global attribute reduct is a minimal subset of condition attributes that preserves the positive region of the decision classification, namely, the positive regions of all decision classes, in a decision table. A class-specific, class-dependent, or local attribute reduct is a minimal subset of condition attributes that preserves the positive region of a particular decision class. While a classification-based reduct may not work equally well for every decision class, a class-specific attribute reduct is optimally tailored to a particular decision class. However, studies in rough set theory are dominated by classification-based reducts; there is very limited investigation on class-specific reducts. An objective of this paper is to draw attention to class-specific reducts. We systematically compare the two types of reducts and investigate their relationships with respect to both individual reducts and families of all reducts. It is possible to derive a class-specific reduct from a classification-based reduct and to derive a classification-based reduct from a family of class-specific reducts. The families of all class-specific reducts provide a pair of lower and upper bounds of the family of all classification-based reducts. Based on a three-way classification of attributes into the pair-wise disjoint sets of core, marginal, and nonuseful attributes, we examine relationships between the corresponding classes of classification-based and class-specific attributes. The union of the sets of class-specific core attributes is the set of classification-based core attributes. It is only possible to obtain an upper bound for the set of classification-based marginal attributes and a lower bound for the set of classification-based nonuseful attributes from the family of the class-specific corresponding sets of attributes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. A three-way multi-attribute decision making method based on regret theory and its application to medical data in fuzzy environments.
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Zhu, Jinxing, Ma, Xueling, Zhan, Jianming, and Yao, Yiyu
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DECISION making ,FUZZY sets ,FUZZY decision making ,UTILITY functions ,CONDITIONAL probability - Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is a global leading cause of death, and timely monitoring can determine its extent. Clinicians use these diagnostic indicators to make scientific and reasonable decisions. However, when decision-makers (DMs) encounter risks in complex environments, their limited rationality may affect decision behaviors. Therefore, the paper explores a new three-way multi-attribute decision making method based on regret theory (3W-MADM-R), which uses heart disease data to make decisions in fuzzy environments. There are three main steps in developing 3W-MADM-R, i.e., (i) we propose the notion of relative outcome functions and corresponding aggregated regret-based utility functions of each object; (ii) we estimate the conditional probability via an outranked set defined by an outranking relation based on the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE II); (iii) we construct three-way decision rules to solve the problems of clustering and ranking of objects in data analysis. In order to demonstrate the usefulness of 3W-MADM-R, we apply it to analyze heart disease data. By comparing with results of other methods, we show the feasibility, stability and superiority of the presented 3W-MADM-R method. • A method to solve the problem for medical data is explored. • A new three-way multi-attribute decision making method based on regret theory is established. • Regret theory in behavior psychology is considered. • The feasibility, stability, and superiority of the proposed 3W-MADM-R method are verified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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50. Tri-level attribute reduction in rough set theory.
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Zhang, Xianyong and Yao, Yiyu
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ROUGH sets , *GRANULAR computing , *DATA analysis - Abstract
Attribute reduction serves as a pivotal topic of rough set theory for data analysis. The ideas of tri-level thinking from three-way decision can shed new light on three-level attribute reduction. Existing classification-specific and class-specific attribute reducts consider only macro-top and meso-middle levels. This paper introduces a micro-bottom level of object-specific reducts. The existing two types of reducts apply to the global classification with all objects and a local class with partial objects, respectively. The new type applies to an individual object. These three types of reducts constitute tri-level attribute reducts. Their development and hierarchy are worthy of systematical explorations. Firstly, object-specific reducts are defined by object consistency from dependency, and they improve both classification-specific and class-specific reducts. Secondly, tri-level reducts are unified by tri-level consistency. Hierarchical relationships between object-specific reducts and class-specific, classification-specific reducts are analyzed, and relevant connections of three-way classifications of attributes are given. Finally, tri-level reducts are systematically analyzed, and two approaches, i.e., the direct calculation and hierarchical transition, are suggested for constructing a specific reduct. We build a framework of tri-level thinking and analysis of attribute reduction to enrich three-way granular computing. Tri-level reducts lead to the sequential development and hierarchical deepening of attribute reduction, and their results profit intelligence processing and system reasoning. • Object-specific attribute reducts are proposed by object consistency from dependency. • Object-specific reducts improve classification-specific and class-specific reducts. • Tri-level attribute reducts present both series development and hierarchy deepening. • Tri-level reducts gain hierarchical relationships and transitions, direct calculations. • Tri-level thinking and analysis of attribute reduction enrich three-way Gr-Computing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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