The Kendall Rank Correlation between Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets: An Extended Analysis

This paper is a continuation and extension of our previous works on correlation coefficients between Atanassov’s intuitionistic fuzzy sets (A-IFSs, for short), notably on the Pearson coefficient r and the Spearman correlation coefficient to measure the degree of association between A-IFSs. Here, we develop, and illustrate on examples, the concept of the Kendall rank correlation for A-IFSs which is another important measure of correlation.

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