Search for dissertations about: "information uncertainty"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 709 swedish dissertations containing the words information uncertainty.
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1. Dealing with uncertainty
Abstract : Uncertainty is, it seems, more or less constantly present in our lives. Even so, grasping the concept philosophically is far from trivial. In this doctoral thesis, uncertainty and its conceptual companion information are studied. Axiomatic analyses are provided and numerical measures suggested. READ MORE
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2. Predictive Techniques and Methods for Decision Support in Situations with Poor Data Quality
Abstract : Today, decision support systems based on predictive modeling are becoming more common, since organizations often collect more data than decision makers can handle manually. Predictive models are used to find potentially valuable patterns in the data, or to predict the outcome of some event. READ MORE
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3. Uncertainty in risk assessment : contents and modes of communication
Abstract : Assessments of chemical health risks are performed by scientific experts. Their intended use is as bases for decisions. This thesis tries to answer the questions of how uncertainty is, and should be, communicated in such risk assessments. The thesis consists of two articles and an introductory essay. READ MORE
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4. Exploring the bits and pieces of curiosity : an information-theoretic approach to understanding what compels information-seeking
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the computational mechanisms that drive curiosity, the motivational state for learning for its own sake. Curiosity is operationalized as information-seeking behaviors and self-reported curiosity. READ MORE
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5. Assessment of Enterprise Information Security : How to make it Credible and Efficient
Abstract : Information is an important business asset in today’s enterprises. Hence enterprise information security is an important system quality that must be carefully managed. READ MORE