Using linguistic values to assess results and information about external factors is quite usual
in real decision situations. In this article we present a general model for such problems …

The paper starts with ideas of possibility qualification and certainty qualification for
specifying the possible range of a variable whose value is ill-known. The notion of possibility …

An alternative interpretation of linguistic variable is introduced together with the notion of a
linguistic description of a value or set of values. The latter is taken to be a fuzzy set on words …

Decision making is a core area of different research pursuits such as engineering, both
theory and practice, management, medicine and alike. Issues related to this area have been …

We consider here the problem of decision making under uncertainty. We suggest an
approach for the construction of decision functions which allow for the inclusion of …

Linguistic decision making systems represent situations that cannot be assessed with
numerical information but it is possible to use linguistic variables. This paper introduces new …

We propose here to extend the decision trees method to the case when the involved data
(probabilities, cost, profits, losses) appear as words belonging to the common language …

A technique for making linguistic decsions is presented. Fuzzy sets are assued to be an
appropriate way of dealng with uncertainty, and it b therefore cncluded that decisions taken …

In decision theory there are basically two appr~ hes to the modeling of individual choice:
one is based on an absolute representation of preferences leading to a ntDnerical …

When modelling specific decision situations the decision maker often feels overstrained
when he is asked for precise numerical quotations concerning the objectives or the …