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Appendix D - Dealing with Uncertainty 231<br />

Certainty Theory<br />

Certainty theory, as used in MYCIN, represents an attempt to overcome<br />

some of the shortcomings of Bayesian updating. Instead of using<br />

probablities, each assertion has a certainty value between 1 and -1<br />

associated with it, as do rules.<br />

The updating procedure for certainty values consists of adding a +ve or -ve<br />

value to the current certainty of a hypothesis. This contrasts with Bayesian<br />

updating where the odds of a hypothesis are always multiplied by the<br />

appropriate weighting. The basic formulae are:<br />

CF’ = CF’ x C(E)<br />

a) if C(H) >= 0 and CF’ >= 0<br />

C(H/E) = C(H) + [CF’ x (1 - C(H))]<br />

b) if C(H)

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