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Consistent Representation of Rankings

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Theory and Applications of Relational Structures as Knowledge Instruments

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In this paper, we discuss how a proper definition of a ranking can be introduced in the framework of supervised learning. We elaborate on its practical representation, and show how we can deal in a sound way with reversed preferences by transforming them into uncertainties within the representation.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics, Biometrics and Process Control, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium

    Kim Cao-Van & Bernard De Baets

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  1. Faculty of Philosophy, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE, Tilburg, The Netherlands

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  2. National Institute of Telecommunications, Warsaw

    Ewa Orłowska

  3. Institute for Software Technology, Department of Computing Science, Universität der Bundeswehr München, 85577, Neubiberg, Germany

    Gunther Schmidt

  4. Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Rue de Houdain 9, B-7000, Mons, Belgium

    Marc Roubens

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Cao-Van, K., De Baets, B. (2003). Consistent Representation of Rankings. In: de Swart, H., Orłowska, E., Schmidt, G., Roubens, M. (eds) Theory and Applications of Relational Structures as Knowledge Instruments. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2929. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24615-2_6

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