Conflict Interpretation in a Belief Interval Based Framework

Abstract

This paper combines belief functions in an interval based framework with the purpose of comparing two manners of transferring the conflict. We made a focus on the classical problem of conflict interpretation in this particular context. In connection with this, the normalization introduced by the Dempster's rule is compared with an alternative method. Since conflict is often considered as a quantity carrying a signification, it is a relevant reason for analyzing it in a belief interval based framework and explaining why the normalization is always used. Results are provided based on a voluntarily simple example. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010.