Linguistic Fuzzy Logic Methods In Social Sciences
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Linguistic Fuzzy Logic Methods In Social Sciences
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Author : Badredine Arfi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-07-14
Linguistic Fuzzy Logic Methods In Social Sciences written by Badredine Arfi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-14 with Computers categories.
The modern origin of fuzzy sets, fuzzy algebra, fuzzy decision making, and “computing with words” is conventionally traced to Lotfi Zadeh’s publication in 1965 of his path-breaking refutation of binary set theory. In a sixteen-page article, modestly titled “Fuzzy Sets” and published in the journal Information and Control, Zadeh launched a multi-disciplinary revolution. The start was relatively slow, but momentum gathered quickly. From 1970 to 1979 there were about 500 journal publications with the word fuzzy in the title; from 2000 to 2009 there were more than 35,000. At present, citations to Zadeh’s publications are running at a rate of about 1,500-2,000 per year, and this rate continues to rise. Almost all applications of Zadeh’s ideas have been in highly technical scientific fields, not in the social sciences. Zadeh was surprised by this development. In a personal note he states: “When I wrote my l965 paper, I expected that fuzzy set theory would be applied primarily in the realm of human sciences. Contrary to my expectation, fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic are applied in the main in physical and engineering sciences.” In fact, the first comprehensive examination of fuzzy sets by a social scientist did not appear until 1987, a full twenty-two years after the publication of Zadeh’s seminal article, when Michael Smithson, an Australian psychologist, published Fuzzy Set Analysis for Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Linguistic Fuzzy Logic Methods In Social Sciences
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Author : Badredine Arfi
language : en
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Release Date : 2011-03-13
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Linguistic Fuzzy Logic Methods In Social Sciences
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Author : Badredine Arfi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-06-17
Linguistic Fuzzy Logic Methods In Social Sciences written by Badredine Arfi and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-17 with Computers categories.
The book, titled “Linguistic Fuzzy-Logic Methods in Social Sciences,” is a first in its kind. Linguistic fuzzy logic theory deals with sets or categories whose boundaries are blurry or, in other words, “fuzzy,” and which are expressed in a formalism that uses “words” to compute, not numbers, termed in engineering as “soft computing.” This book presents an accessible introduction to this linguistic fuzzy logic methodology, focusing on its applicability to social sciences. Specifically, this is the first book to propose an approach based on linguistic fuzzy-logic and the method of computing with words to the analysis of decision making processes, strategic interactions, causality, and data analysis in social sciences. The project consists of systematic, theoretical and practical discussions and developments of these new methods as well as their applications to various substantive issues of interest to international relations scholars, political scientists, and social scientists in general.
The Logic Of Social Science
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Author : James Mahoney
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-08-17
The Logic Of Social Science written by James Mahoney and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-17 with Political Science categories.
"Mahoney's starting point is the problem of essentialism in social science. Essentialism--the belief that the members of a category possess hidden properties ("essences") that make them members of the category and that endow them with a certain nature--is appropriate for scientific categories ("atoms", for instance) but not for human ones ("revolutions," for instance). Despite this, much social science research takes place from within an essentialist orientation; those who reject this assumption goes so far in the other direction as to reject the idea of an external reality, independent of human beings, altogether. Mahoney proposes an alternative approach that aspires to bridge this enduring rift in the social sciences between those who take a scientific approach and assume that social science categories correspond to external reality (and thus believe that the methods used in the natural sciences are generally appropriate for the social sciences) and those who take a constructivist approach and believe that because the categories used to understand the social world are humanly-constructed, they cannot possibly follow the science of the natural world. As the name suggests, scientific constructivism brings in aspects of both views and attempts to unite them. Drawing from cognitive science, it focuses on using the rational parts of our brain machinery to overcome the limitations and deeply seated biases (such as essentialism) of our evolved minds. Specifically, Mahoney puts forth a "set-theoretic analysis" that focuses on "sets" of categories as they exist in the mind that are also subject to the mathematical logic of set-theory. He spends the first four chapters of the book establishing the foundations and methods for set-theoretic analysis, the next four chapters looking and how this analysis fits with the existing tools of social science, and the final four chapters focusing on how this approach can be used to study and understand cases"--
Fuzzy Optimization
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Author : Weldon A. Lodwick
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-07-12
Fuzzy Optimization written by Weldon A. Lodwick and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-12 with Computers categories.
This potent area of technology allows us to formulate and solve a multitude of problems. Written by leading experts, this overview covers a number of aspects of fuzzy optimization, some related general issues, and various applications of this powerful tool.
Soft Computing In Xml Data Management
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Author : Zongmin Ma
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-07-07
Soft Computing In Xml Data Management written by Zongmin Ma and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-07 with Computers categories.
This book covers in a great depth the fast growing topic of techniques, tools and applications of soft computing in XML data management. It is shown how XML data management (like model, query, integration) can be covered with a soft computing focus. This book aims to provide a single account of current studies in soft computing approaches to XML data management. The objective of the book is to provide the state of the art information to researchers, practitioners, and graduate students of the Web intelligence, and at the same time serving the information technology professional faced with non-traditional applications that make the application of conventional approaches difficult or impossible.
Exploring The Fusion Of Quantum Computing And Machine Learning
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Author : R.I., Minu
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2025-04-17
Exploring The Fusion Of Quantum Computing And Machine Learning written by R.I., Minu and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-04-17 with Computers categories.
The fusion of quantum computing and machine learning holds the potential to revolutionize how we solve complex problems. Quantum computing, with its ability to process vast amounts of data through the principles of quantum mechanics, could accelerate machine learning algorithms, enabling faster and more efficient pattern recognition, optimization, and decision-making. This convergence helps overcome limitations faced by classical computing in fields like artificial intelligence, drug discovery, cryptography, and more. As researchers continue to explore this fusion, the potential applications of quantum-enhanced machine learning increase, opening new possibilities for innovation and problem-solving across industries. Exploring the Fusion of Quantum Computing and Machine Learning explores the revolutionary fusion of quantum computing and machine learning. It examines practical applications, demonstrating how the integration of quantum computing and machine learning algorithms can reveal new solutions for complex problems, paving the way for advancements in various fields. This book covers topics such as neural networks, online marketing, and quantum systems, and is a useful resource for computer engineers, energy scientists, marketers, business owners, medical professionals, academicians, and researchers.
Toward A Process Approach In Psychology
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Author : Paul van Geert
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-28
Toward A Process Approach In Psychology written by Paul van Geert and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with Psychology categories.
Psychological science constructs much of the knowledge that we consume in our everyday lives. This book is a systematic analysis of this process, and of the nature of the knowledge it produces. The authors show how mainstream scientific activity treats psychological properties as being fundamentally stable, universal, and isolable. They then challenge this status quo by inviting readers to recognize that dynamics, context-specificity, interconnectedness, and uncertainty, are a natural and exciting part of human psychology – these are not things to be avoided and feared, but instead embraced. This requires a shift toward a process-based approach that recognizes the situated, time-dependent, and fundamentally processual nature of psychological phenomena. With complex dynamic systems as a framework, this book sketches out how we might move toward a process-based praxis that is more suitable and effective for understanding human functioning.
Soft Computing Applications For Group Decision Making And Consensus Modeling
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Author : Mikael Collan
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-06-30
Soft Computing Applications For Group Decision Making And Consensus Modeling written by Mikael Collan and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book offers a concise introduction and comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the field of decision-making and consensus modeling, with a special emphasis on fuzzy methods. It consists of a collection of authoritative contributions reporting on the decision-making process from different perspectives: from psychology to social and political sciences, from decision sciences to data mining, and from computational sciences in general, to artificial and computational intelligence and systems. Written as a homage to Mario Fedrizzi for his scholarly achievements, creative ideas and long lasting services to different scientific communities, it introduces key theoretical concepts, describes new models and methods, and discusses a range of promising real-world applications in the field of decision-making science. It is a timely reference guide and a source of inspiration for advanced students and researchers
Qualitative Comparative Analysis With R
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Author : Alrik Thiem
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-10-23
Qualitative Comparative Analysis With R written by Alrik Thiem and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-23 with Political Science categories.
Social science theory often builds on sets and their relations. Correlation-based methods of scientific enquiry, however, use linear algebra and are unsuited to analyzing set relations. The development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) by Charles Ragin has given social scientists a formal tool for identifying set-theoretic connections based on Boolean algebra. As a result, interest in this method has markedly risen among social scientists in recent years. This book offers the first complete introduction on how to perform QCA in the R software environment for statistical computing and graphics with the QCA package. Developed as a comprehensive solution, QCA provides an unprecedented scope of functionality for analyzing crisp, multi-value and fuzzy sets. The reader is not required to have knowledge of R, but the book assumes an understanding of the fundamentals of QCA. Using examples from published work, the authors demonstrate how to make the most of QCA’s wide-ranging capabilities for the reader’s own purposes. Although mainly written for political scientists, this book is also of interest to scholars from other disciplines in the social sciences such as sociology, business, management, organization, anthropology, education and health.