Journal
INFORMATION SCIENCES
Volume 180, Issue 3, Pages 341-353Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2009.09.021
Keywords
Decision-theoretic rough sets; Probabilistic rough sets; Three-way decisions; Hypothesis testing; Bayesian decision procedure; Classification
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- NSERC Canada
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The rough set theory approximates a concept by three regions, namely, the positive, boundary and negative regions. Rules constructed from the three regions are associated with different actions and decisions, which immediately leads to the notion of three-way decision rules. A positive rule makes a decision of acceptance, a negative rule makes a decision of rejection, and a boundary rule makes a decision of abstaining. This paper provides an analysis of three-way decision rules in the classical rough set model and the decision-theoretic rough set model. The results enrich the rough set theory by ideas from Bayesian decision theory and hypothesis testing in statistics. The connections established between the levels of tolerance for errors and costs of incorrect decisions make the rough set theory practical in applications. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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