This book covers the underlying science and application issues related to aggregation operators, focusing on tools used in practical applications that involve numerical information. Starting with detailed introductions to information fusion and integration, measurement and probability theory, fuzzy sets, and functional equations, the authors then cover the following topics in detail: synthesis of judgments, fuzzy measures, weighted means and fuzzy integrals, indices and evaluation methods, model selection, and parameter extraction. The methods are illustrated with representative examples throughout, and there are extensive bibliographies and reading suggestions.

There is no other authored title on this subject that takes a practical view, in addition to presenting the theory The authors of the current title have been the organizers of the main related conference (MDAI, http://www.mdai.info/mdai2006/) for the last 3 years Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Basic Notions.- to Functional Equations.- Synthesis of Judgements.- Fuzzy Measures.- From the Weighted Mean to Fuzzy Integrals.- Indices and Evaluation Methods.- Selection of the Model.