Combination in the theory of evidence via a new measurement of the conflict between evidences

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Highlights：

• A new factor to measure the conflict between evidences is introduced.

• That factor is used to define a new rule of combination in evidence theory.

• A set of needed properties for combination rules in evidence theory is exposed.

• A comparative study on some new and classic rules is carried out.

• Several examples are presented to show the performance.

摘要

•A new factor to measure the conflict between evidences is introduced.•That factor is used to define a new rule of combination in evidence theory.•A set of needed properties for combination rules in evidence theory is exposed.•A comparative study on some new and classic rules is carried out.•Several examples are presented to show the performance.

论文关键词：Decision support systems,Dempster-Shafer theory,Combination rules,Hybrid rules,Conflict

论文评审过程：Received 30 January 2020, Revised 24 December 2020, Accepted 31 March 2021, Available online 20 April 2021, Version of Record 28 April 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.114987