Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications

Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 1 - 10

Similarity Measure Based on the Belief Function Theory: Application in a Decision-Making Process

Authors
M. Khalaj1, ORCID, F. Khalaj2, *, ORCID
1Department of Industrial Engineering, Robat Karim Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Mathematics and statistics, Robat Karim Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding author. Email: khalaj82@gmail.com
Corresponding Author
F. Khalaj
Received 19 May 2020, Accepted 4 January 2021, Available Online 18 January 2021.
DOI
10.2991/jsta.d.210111.002How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Belief function theory; Belief set; Similarity measure; Decision-making
Abstract

This study considers a new aspect of the belief function theory to define a belief set, which is characterized by truth, uncertainty and falsity belief degrees as a 3D vector representation. Then, based on the implication of a belief set, one of the similarity measures (i.e., Cosine, Jaccard and Dice) between two belief sets is defined. Furthermore, the weighted similarity measure of these different species between each alternative and ideal alternative is presented in order to rank alternatives and determine the best one. Finally, a comparison between similarity measures and an application of a new method based on similarity measures between two belief sets in the decision-making process is calculated to show the capability and validity of the proposed method.

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Journal
Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications
Volume-Issue
20 - 1
Pages
1 - 10
Publication Date
2021/01/18
ISSN (Online)
2214-1766
ISSN (Print)
1538-7887
DOI
10.2991/jsta.d.210111.002How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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