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Abstract
Pessimistic multigranulation rough sets (PMGRSs) are an important extension of rough sets and attribute reduction is a significant application of rough set theory. In this paper, we study attribute reduction using PMGRSs in relation systems. Recognizing that the assumptions of reflexivity-symmetry and equivalence of relations are obstacles for application, we redefine the concepts of pessimistic reduction, pessimistic lower approximate distribution (PLAD) reduction, and pessimistic upper approximate distribution (PUAD) reduction based on relations without any restrictions. Furthermore, we design reduction algorithms based on discernibility matrices to identify all pessimistic reducts, PLAD-reducts, and PUAD-reducts. Finally, we conducted comparative experiments on 18 public datasets and the experimental results confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Approximate Reasoning is intended to serve as a forum for the treatment of imprecision and uncertainty in Artificial and Computational Intelligence, covering both the foundations of uncertainty theories, and the design of intelligent systems for scientific and engineering applications. It publishes high-quality research papers describing theoretical developments or innovative applications, as well as review articles on topics of general interest.
Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, probabilistic reasoning and Bayesian networks, imprecise probabilities, random sets, belief functions (Dempster-Shafer theory), possibility theory, fuzzy sets, rough sets, decision theory, non-additive measures and integrals, qualitative reasoning about uncertainty, comparative probability orderings, game-theoretic probability, default reasoning, nonstandard logics, argumentation systems, inconsistency tolerant reasoning, elicitation techniques, philosophical foundations and psychological models of uncertain reasoning.
Domains of application for uncertain reasoning systems include risk analysis and assessment, information retrieval and database design, information fusion, machine learning, data and web mining, computer vision, image and signal processing, intelligent data analysis, statistics, multi-agent systems, etc.