An improvement of Random Node Generator for the uniform generation of capacities

Capacity is an important tool in decision-making under risk and uncertainty and multi-criteria decision-making. When learning a capacity-based model, it is important to be able to generate uniformly a capacity. Due to the monotonicity constraints of a capacity, this task reveals to be very difficult...

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Published in:Annals of mathematics and artificial intelligence 2023-12
Main Authors: Sun, Peiqi, Grabisch, Michel, Labreuche, Christophe
Format: Article
Language:English
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Computer Science
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Summary:Capacity is an important tool in decision-making under risk and uncertainty and multi-criteria decision-making. When learning a capacity-based model, it is important to be able to generate uniformly a capacity. Due to the monotonicity constraints of a capacity, this task reveals to be very difficult. The classical Random Node Generator (RNG) algorithm is a fast-running speed capacity generator, however with poor performance. In this paper, we firstly present an exact algorithm for generating a n elements' general capacity, usable when n < 5. Then, we present an improvement of the classical RNG by studying the distribution of the value of each element of a capacity. Furthermore, we divide it into two cases, the first one is the case without any conditions, and the second one is the case when some elements have been generated. Experimental results show that the performance of this improved algorithm is much better than the classical RNG while keeping a very reasonable computation time.
ISSN:1012-2443
1573-7470
DOI:10.1007/s10472-023-09911-9