Knowledge, data, and computer-assisted decisions

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Pyramidal Representation of Symbolic Objects....Pages 3-16
Knowledge Representation and Symbolic Data Analysis....Pages 17-34
Automated Acquisition of Production Rules by Empirical Supervised Learning Methods....Pages 35-48
Improving Consistency Within Knowledge Bases....Pages 49-65
Cluster and Classify: A Conceptual Approach....Pages 67-75
Incremental Learning From Symbolic Objects....Pages 77-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Fitting a Quasi-Poisson Case of the GSTUN (General Stochastic Tree UNfolding) Model and Some Extensions....Pages 93-102
A Latent Class Approach to Modeling Pairwise Preferential Choice Data....Pages 103-113
Dual Scaling of Designed Experiments....Pages 115-125
A Generalization of Asymmetric Multidimensional Scaling....Pages 127-138
Some Algorithms for “Bond Energy” Data Analysis, Including Simulated Annealing....Pages 139-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Building an Expert Decision Support System: The Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research Methods....Pages 155-168
Space Management Support Systems: From SH.A.R.P. to M.E.S.s?....Pages 169-184
Decision Making: A Computational Approach....Pages 185-197
Artificial Intelligence Methods in Data Analysis and Interpretation....Pages 199-208
Market-Share Analysis: A Core Technology for Learning About Markets and Competition....Pages 209-220
A Tentative Approach to Integrate AI Techniques to Improve a Heuristic-Based OR Model for Rural Telephone Network Planning....Pages 221-232
A Knowledge-Based Multimedia Distributed System Model....Pages 233-245
Knowledge Representation and Search Methods for Decision Support Systems....Pages 247-258
Knowledge-Oriented Support for Data Analysis Applications to Marketing....Pages 259-271
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Expert Systems as Support in Economic Planning....Pages 273-278
Emergent Themes in Statistical Expert Systems....Pages 279-288
Business Forecasts Using a Forecasting Expert System....Pages 289-304
Expert Systems: A Database Perspective....Pages 305-327
Interpretation of Numbers as Search....Pages 329-335
Dsfinance — Decision Support for Financial Planning....Pages 337-347
Applying Data Analysis Techniques to Acquire Knowledge About Database Use and Contents....Pages 349-360
Knowledge Acquisition for a Diagnosis-Based Task....Pages 361-368
A Simple Software System for Eliciting Structured Sets of Notions From a Group of Experts (Methods and Experiences)....Pages 369-378
Demand Forecasting for Strategic Decision Support....Pages 379-392
Model Management: The Core of Intelligent Decision Support....Pages 393-406
SAM: A Knowledge-Based System for Modeling an Economist....Pages 407-417
Back Matter....Pages 419-425