Comments on “A distance-based statistical analysis of fuzzy number-valued data” by the SMIRE research group

S Destercke (1, 2)

1 Labex MS2T - Laboratoire d'Excellence "Maîtrise des Systèmes de Systèmes Technologiques"
2 Heudiasyc - Heuristique et Diagnostic des Systèmes Complexes [Compiègne]

This paper is a fine review of various aspects related to the statistical handling of "on-tic" random fuzzy sets by the means of appropriate distances. It is quite comprehensive and helpful, as it clarifies the status of fuzzy sets in such methods, explains the advan-tages of using a distance-based approach, specifies the pitfalls in which one should not fall when dealing with "ontic" random fuzzy sets and provides some illustration of practical computations. Not being a statistician but an occasional user of statistics, my discussion will mainly focus on this more practical aspect.

Mots clés: statistic; ontic view; comments; fuzzy data

Domaines: Autre [cs.OH]; Théorie [stat.TH]; Méthodologie [stat.ME]

S Destercke. Comments on “A distance-based statistical analysis of fuzzy number-valued data” by the SMIRE research group. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 2014, 55, pp.1575 - 1577. ⟨10.1016/j.ijar.2014.04.001⟩. ⟨hal-01076726⟩