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Record Nr.

UNISA996503551703316

Autore

Liu Sifeng

Titolo

Grey systems analysis : methods, models and applications / / Sifeng Liu, Yingjie Yang, and Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

981-19-6160-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 pages)

Collana

Series on Grey System

Disciplina

003

Soggetti

System analysis

System analysis - Mathematical models

Anàlisi de sistemes

Models matemàtics

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Series Preface -- Foreword by Dr. James M. Tien -- Foreword by Dr. Keith William Hipel -- Foreword by Dr. Hermann Haken -- Foreword by Dr. Robert Vallée -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Scientific Background of the Birth of Grey System Theory -- 1.2 The Founder of Grey System Theory -- 1.3 Development of Grey Systems Theory -- 1.3.1 Building a Basic Team -- 1.3.2 Establishment of Academic Organizations -- 1.3.3 Journals and Book Series on Grey System Theory -- 1.3.4 Grey System Theory Curriculums -- 1.3.5 Researchers of Grey System Theory Are All Over the World -- 1.3.6 Papers of Grey Systems Theory Are Growing Rapidly -- 1.4 Elementary Concepts of Grey System Theory -- 1.5 Fundamental Principles of Grey System Theory -- 1.6 Main Contents of Grey System Theory -- References -- 2 Characteristics of Grey System Theory -- 2.1 A Kind of Poor Data Analysis Method with Strong Penetration -- 2.2 Characteristics of Uncertain Systems and the Simplicity Principle in Sciences -- 2.2.1 Incomplete Information -- 2.2.2 Inaccuracies in Data -- 2.2.3 The Scientific Principle of Simplicity -- 2.2.4 Precise Models Suffer



from Inaccuracies -- 2.3 Comparison of Several Uncertainty Methods -- 2.4 Deep Applications of Grey System Theory in the Fields of Social Science, Natural Science and Engineering Technology -- 2.4.1 Successful Application of Grey System Theory in the Field of Social Sciences -- 2.4.2 Deep Application of Grey System Theory in the Field of Natural Science -- 2.4.3 A Large Number of Applications of Grey System Theory in the Field of Engineering Technology -- References -- 3 Grey Numbers and Their Operations -- 3.1 Grey Numbers -- 3.2 The Whitenization of a Grey Number and Degree of Greyness -- 3.3 Degree of Greyness Defined by Axioms -- 3.4 The Operations of Interval Grey Numbers.

3.5 General Grey Numbers and Their Operations -- 3.5.1 Reduced Form of Interval Grey Numbers -- 3.5.2 General Grey Number and Its Reduced Form -- 3.5.3 Synthesis of Degree of Greyness and Operations of General Grey Numbers -- References -- 4 Sequence Operators and Grey Data Mining -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Systems Under Shocking Disturbances and Buffer Operators -- 4.2.1 The Trap for Shocking Disturbed System Forecasting -- 4.2.2 Axioms of Buffer Operators -- 4.2.3 Properties of Buffer Operators -- 4.3 Construction of Practically Useful Buffer Operators -- 4.3.1 Weakening Buffer Operators -- 4.3.2 Strengthening Buffer Operators -- 4.3.3 The General Form of Buffer Operator -- 4.4 Average Operator -- 4.5 The Quasi-Smooth Sequence and Stepwise Ratio Operator -- 4.6 Accumulating and Inverse Accumulating Operators -- 4.7 Exponentiality of Accumulating Sequence -- References -- 5 Grey Relational Analysis Models -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Grey Relational Factors and Set of Grey Relational Operators -- 5.3 Grey Relational Axioms and Deng's Grey Relational Analysis Model -- 5.4 Grey Absolute Relational Degree -- 5.5 Grey Relative and Synthetic Relational Degree -- 5.5.1 Relative Grey Relational Degree -- 5.5.2 Grey Synthetic Relational Degree -- 5.6 Grey Similarity, Closeness and Three-Dimensional Relational Degree -- 5.6.1 Grey Relational Analysis Models Based on Similarity and Closeness -- 5.6.2 Grey Three-Dimension Degree of Relational Degree -- 5.7 Negative Grey Relational Analysis Models -- 5.8 Superiority Analysis -- 5.9 Practical Application -- References -- 6 Grey Clustering Evaluation Models -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Grey Relational Clustering Model -- 6.3 Common Possibility Functions -- 6.4 Variable Weight Grey Clustering Model -- 6.5 Fixed Weight Grey Clustering Model -- 6.6 Grey Clustering Evaluation Models Based on Mixed Possibility Functions.

6.6.1 Grey Clustering Evaluation Model Based on End-Point Mixed Possibility Functions -- 6.6.2 Grey Clustering Evaluation Model Based on Center-Point Mixed Possibility Functions -- 6.7 Practical Applications -- References -- 7 Series of GM Models -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Four Basic Forms of GM(1,1) -- 7.2.1 The Basic Forms of Model GM(1,1) -- 7.2.2 Properties and Characteristics of the Basic Model -- 7.3 Suitable Ranges of Different GM(1,1) -- 7.3.1 Suitable Sequences of Different GM(1,1) -- 7.3.2 Applicable Ranges of EGM -- 7.4 Remnant GM(1,1) Model -- 7.5 Group of GM(1,1) Models -- 7.6 The Fractional Grey Model -- 7.7 The Models of GM(r,h) -- 7.7.1 The Model of GM(0,N) -- 7.7.2 The Model of GM(1, N) -- 7.7.3 The Grey Verhulst Model -- 7.7.4 The Self-memory Grey Model -- 7.7.5 The Models of GM(r,h) -- 7.8 Practical Applications -- References -- 8 Combined Grey Models -- 8.1 Grey Econometrics Models -- 8.1.1 Determination of Variables Using the Grey Relational Principles -- 8.1.2 Grey Econometrics Models -- 8.2 Combined Grey Linear Regression Models -- 8.3 Grey Cobb-Douglas Model -- 8.4 Grey Artificial Neural Network Models -- 8.4.1 BP Artificial Neural Model and Computational



Schemes -- 8.4.2 Steps in Grey BP Neural Network Modeling -- 8.5 Grey Markov Model -- 8.5.1 Grey Moving Probability Markov Model -- 8.5.2 Grey State Markov Model -- 8.6 Combined Grey-Rough Model -- 8.6.1 Rough Membership, Grey Membership and Grey Numbers -- 8.6.2 Grey Rough Approximation -- 8.6.3 Combined Grey Clustering and Rough Set Model -- 8.7 Practical Applications -- References -- 9 Techniques for Grey Systems Forecasting -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Interval Forecasting -- 9.3 Grey Distortion Forecasting -- 9.4 Wave Form Forecasting -- 9.5 System Forecasting -- 9.5.1 The Five-Step Modeling Process -- 9.5.2 System Models for Prediction -- 9.6 Practical Applications.

References -- 10 Grey Models for Decision-Making -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Grey Target Decisions -- 10.3 Other Approaches to Grey Decision -- 10.3.1 Grey Relational Decision -- 10.3.2 Grey Development Decision -- 10.3.3 Grey Clustering Decision -- 10.4 Multi-attribute Intelligent Grey Target Decision Model -- 10.4.1 The Uniform Effect Measure -- 10.4.2 The Weighted Synthetic Effect Measure -- 10.5 On Paradox of Rule of Maximum Value and Its Solution -- 10.5.1 The Weight Vector Group with Kernel -- 10.5.2 The Weighted Comprehensive Clustering Coefficient Vector -- 10.5.3 Several Functional Weight Vector Groups with Kernel -- 10.6 Practical Applications -- References -- 11 Grey Control Systems -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Controllability and Observability of Grey System -- 11.3 Transfer Functions of Grey System -- 11.3.1 Grey Transfer Function -- 11.3.2 Transfer Functions of Typical Links -- 11.3.3 Matrices of Grey Transfer Functions -- 11.4 Robust Stability of Grey System -- 11.4.1 Robust Stability of Grey Linear Systems -- 11.4.2 Robust Stability of Grey Linear Time-Delay Systems -- 11.4.3 Robust Stability of Grey Stochastic Linear Time-Delay System -- 11.5 Several Typical Grey Control Models -- 11.5.1 Control of Redundancy Removal -- 11.5.2 Grey Relational Control -- 11.5.3 Control of Grey Prediction -- References -- 12 Spectrum Analysis of Sequence Operators -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Spectrum Analysis of Time Series Data -- 12.3 Filtering Effect of Mean Operator and Accumulation Operator -- 12.3.1 Filtering Effect of Mean Operator -- 12.3.2 Filtering Effect of Accumulation Operator -- 12.3.3 Filtering Effect of Series Operator -- 12.4 Spectrum Analysis of Buffer Operator -- References -- Appendix Introduction to Grey Systems Modeling Software -- A.1 Introduction -- A.2 Software Features and Functions -- A.3 Main Components.

A.4 Operation Guide -- A.4.1 The Confirmation System -- A.4.2 Using the Software Package -- Memorabilia of the Establishment and Development of Grey System Theory (1982-2021) -- Farewell to Our Tutor -- Bibliography -- Index.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910891885703321

Titolo

International migration outlook : annual report

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : , : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, , 2006-

ISSN

1999-124X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration

Foreign workers - OECD countries

Émigration et immigration

Travailleurs étrangers - Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques

Annuaires

Migration internationale

Statistiques démographiques

Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques

Foreign workers

Periodicals.

Statistics.

OECD countries Emigration and immigration Statistics Periodicals

Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques Émigration et immigration Statistiques Périodiques

OECD countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Issues for 2009-2011 have subtitle: SOPEMI.

Vols. for <2017-> lack subtitle.