Decision Analysis Using IC-Bags

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the notion of IC-Bags as introduced by the author, some issues related to IC-Bag based systems and their application in decision analysis. Sometimes it is observed that the semi-structured or unstructured nature of the problems addressed by expert systems can be perceived as the cause for the inability to develop precise requirement specifications. IC-Bags can serve as a tool for building rule-based decision analysis systems which can deal with situations where the count of the objects are not necessarily fixed. We discuss the semi-structured specifications involving maximum and minimum numbers of applications related to the problem-oriented methodology for the integrated problems involving IC-Bags. In this context, the total bias factor and the confidence level of the knowledge base are considered.