The Combination of Evidence in the Transferable Belief Model

A description of the transferable belief model, which is used to quantify degrees of belief based on belief functions, is given. The impact of open- and closed-world assumption on conditioning is discussed. The nature of the frame of discernment on which a degree of belief will be established is discussed. A set of axioms justifying Dempster's rule for the combination of belief functions induced by two distinct evidences is presented. >

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