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Theory and Method

Bayes-like Decision Making with Upper and Lower Probabilities

Marco Wolfenson Department of Electronic Engineering and Systems, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, 50,000, PE, Brazil
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Terrence L. Fine School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
Pages 80-88 | Received 01 Jan 1981, Published online: 12 Mar 2012

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