A method of measuring uncertainty for Z-number

B Kang, Y Deng, K Hewage… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Z-number is a new framework of fuzzy sets that combines with constraint and reliability.
Managing the uncertainty of Z-number is an important issue in the fuzzy decision making of …

A new uncertainty measure of discrete Z-numbers

Y Li, H Garg, Y Deng - International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, 2020 - Springer
Today's modern decision-making problem is designated by not being the most effective
fuzziness; however, additionally partial reliability also plays a crucial role. The incomplete …

[HTML][HTML] Application of operational approaches to solving decision making problem using Z-numbers

LA Gardashova - Applied Mathematics, 2014 - scirp.org
The combination of fuzzy logic tools and multi-criteria decision making has a great relevance
in literature. Compared with the classical fuzzy number, Z-number has more ability to …

[HTML][HTML] The application of Z-numbers in fuzzy decision making: the state of the art

NMFHNB Alam, KMN Ku Khalif, NI Jaini, A Gegov - Information, 2023 - mdpi.com
A Z-number is very powerful in describing imperfect information, in which fuzzy numbers are
paired such that the partially reliable information is properly processed. During a decision …

Z-VIKOR method based on a new comprehensive weighted distance measure of Z-number and its application

K Shen, J Wang - IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reliability of information can directly affect the accuracy of decision-making. Compared with
classical fuzzy sets, Z-number takes into account the uncertainty in information generation …

[PDF][PDF] Decision making using Z-numbers under uncertain environment

B Kang, D Wei, Y Li, Y Deng - Journal of computational …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) under uncertain environment is still an open issue.
Recently, Z-number has been developed by Zadeh to model fuzzy numbers with the …

Ranking of Z-numbers and its application in decision making

RA Aliev, OH Huseynov… - International Journal of …, 2016 - World Scientific
Real-world decision problems in decision analysis, system analysis, economics, ecology,
and other fields are characterized by fuzziness and partial reliability of relevant information …

Two new methods for ranking of Z‐numbers based on sigmoid function and sign method

S Ezadi, T Allahviranloo… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper introduces two processes of ranking methods on Z‐numbers that are effectively
able to deal with uncertain decision‐making data. Decision making is based on …

Methods and systems for applications for Z-numbers

LA Zadeh - US Patent 8,311,973, 2012 - Google Patents
Generally, decisions are based on information. To be useful, information must be reliable.
Basically, the concept of a Z-number relates to the issue of reliability of information. A Z …

Total utility of Z-number

B Kang, Y Deng, R Sadiq - Applied Intelligence, 2018 - Springer
Z-numbers, combined with “constraint” and “reliability”, has more power to express human
knowledge. How to determine the ordering of Z-numbers and how to make a decision with Z …