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What is Fuzzy

Handbook of Research on Fuzzy Information Processing in Databases
(related to fuzzy sets theory): It is an extension of classical set theory used in fuzzy logic. In classical set theory, the membership of elements in relation to a set is assessed in binary terms according to a crisp condition; an element either belongs or does not belong to the set. In contrast, fuzzy set theory permits the gradual assessment of the membership of elements in relation to a set; this is described with the aid of a membership function.
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Fuzzy Imputation Method for Database Systems
J. I. Peláez (University of Málaga, Spain), J. M. Doña (University of Málaga, Spain), and D. La Red (University of National of the Northeast, Argentina)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-853-6.ch033
Abstract
Missing data is often an actual problem in real data sets, and different imputation techniques are normally used to alleviate this problem. Imputation is a method to fill in missing data with plausible values to produce a complete data set. In this chapter, we analyze the performance of the different traditional data imputation methods. A new fuzzy imputation approach is proposed using ordered weighted average operators and the majority concept. In order to form the majority concept, we propose the use of neat OWA operators and linguistic quantifiers with two fusion strategies for aggregation operators.
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Imprecise, or vague; lack of complete information; incompleteness, imprecision, missing information, ambiguity, or non-specificity.
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