The Ordered Weighted Averaging Operators

Preface. 1: Basic Issues in Aggregation. Kolmogorov's Theorem and its Impact on Soft Computing; H.T. Nguyen, V. Kreinovich. Possibility and Necessity in Weighted Aggregation; C. Carlsson, et al. OWA Operators and an Extension of the Contrast Model; B. Bouchon-Meunier, M. Rifqi. Equivalence of Changes in Proportions at Crossroads of Mathematical Theories; J. Aczel, et al. 2: Fundamental Aspects of OWA Operators. On the Inclusion of Importances in OWA Aggregation; R.R. Yager. On the Linguistic OWA Operator and Extensions; F. Herrera, E. Herrera-Viedma. Alternative Representations of OWA Operators; M. Grabisch. 3: Mathematical Issues and OWA Operators. Useful Tools for Aggregation procedures: Some Consequences and Applications of Strassen's Measurable Hahn-Banach Theorem; H.J. Skala. OWA Specificity; A. Ramer. Ordered Continuous Means and Information; A. Ramer. 4: OWA Operators in Decision Analysis. OWA Operators in Decision Making with Uncertainty and Nonnumeric Payoffs; R.R. Yager, M.T. Lamata. On the Role of Immediate Probability in Various Decision Making Models; K.J. Engemann, R.R. Yager. Risk Management Using Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithms; T.C. Rubinson, G. Geotsi. OWA Operators for Doctoral Student Selection Problem; C. Carlsson, et al. 5: OWA Operators in Multicriteria and Multiperson Decision Making. Beyond Min Aggregation in Multicriteria Decision: (Ordered) Weighted Mean, Discri-Min, Leximin; D. Dubois, et al. OWA Operators in Group Decision Making and Consensus Reaching Under Fuzzy Preferences and Fuzzy Majority; J. Kacprzyk, et al. Applications of the Linguistic OWA Operators in Group Decision Making; F. Herrera, et al. Aggregation Rules in Committee Procedures; J. Montero, V. Cutello. 6: OWA Operators in Querying and Information Retrieval. Quantified Statements and Some Interpretations for the OWA Operators; P. Bosc, L. Lietard. Using OWA Operators in Flexible Query Processing; M.-A. Vila, et al. Application of OWA Operators to Soften Information Retrieval Systems; G. Bordogna, G. Pasi. Implementation of OWA Operators in Fuzzy Querying for Microsoft Access; J. Kacprzyk, S. Zadrozny. 7: OWA Operators in Learning and Classification. OWA-Based Computing: Learning Algorithms; W. Pedrycz. OWA Operators in Machine Learning from Imperfect Examples; J. Kacprzyk. An Application of OWA Operators to the Aggregation of Multiple Classification Decisions; L.I. Kuncheva. Index.