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Scientific Methods for the Treatment of Uncertainty in Social Sciences

  • Recent research on uncertainty in social sciences
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Presents Scientific methods for the treatment of uncertainty in social sciences
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Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC, volume 377)

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Table of contents (34 papers)

  1. Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Sets

    1. A Qualitative Study to Strong Allee Effect with Fuzzy Parameters

      • Xavier Bertran, Dolors Corominas, Narcis Clara
      Pages 195-204
    2. Distribution of Financial Resources Using a Fuzzy Transportation Model

      • Luisa L. Lazzari, Patricia I. Moulia
      Pages 205-217
    3. Clustering Variables Based on Fuzzy Equivalence Relations

      • Kingsley S. Adjenughwure, George N. Botzoris, Basil K. Papadopoulos
      Pages 219-230
    4. Fuzzy EOQ Inventory Model With and Without Production as an Enterprise Improvement Strategy

      • Federico González-Santoyo, Beatriz Flores, Anna M. Gil-Lafuente, Juan J. Flores
      Pages 231-241
  2. Modelling and Simulation Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 243-243
    2. A Bibliometric Overview of Financial Studies

      • José M. Merigó, Jian-Bo Yang, Dong-Ling Xu
      Pages 245-254
    3. ABC, A Viable Algorithm for the Political Districting Problem

      • Eric-Alfredo Rincón-García, Miguel-Ángel Gutiérrez-Andrade, Sergio-Gerardo de-los-Cobos-Silva, Pedro Lara-Velázquez, Roman-Anselmo Mora-Gutiérrez, Antonin Ponsich
      Pages 269-278
    4. Asymmetric Uncertainty of Mortality and Longevity in the Spanish Population

      • Jorge M. Uribe, Helena Chuliá, Montserrat Guillén
      Pages 279-287
    5. Joint Modeling of Health Care Usage and Longevity Uncertainty for an Insurance Portfolio

      • Xavier Piulachs, Ramon Alemany, Montserrat Guillén, Carles Serrat
      Pages 289-297
    6. The Fairness/Efficiency Issue Explored Through El Farol Bar Model

      • Cristina Ponsiglione, Valentina Roma, Fabiola Zampella, Giuseppe Zollo
      Pages 309-327
  3. Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 329-329
    2. Comparative Analysis Between Sustainable Index and Non-sustainable Index with Genetic Algorithms: Application to OECD Countries

      • Martha-del-Pilar Rodríguez-García, Klender Cortez-Alejandro, Alma-Berenice Méndez-Sáenz
      Pages 331-346
    3. Sovereign Bond Spreads and Economic Variables of European Countries Under the Analysis of Self-organizing Maps

      • Antonio Terceño-Gómez, Lisana B. Martinez, M. Teresa Sorrosal-Forradellas, M. Belén Guercio
      Pages 347-358
  4. Optimization and Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 371-371
    2. Hedge for Automotive SMEs Using An Exotic Option

      • Javier-Ignacio García-Fronti, Julieta Romina-Sánchez
      Pages 373-381
    3. Obtaining Classification Rules Using LVQ+PSO: An Application to Credit Risk

      • Laura Lanzarini, Augusto Villa-Monte, Aurelio Fernández-Bariviera, Patricia Jimbo-Santana
      Pages 383-391
    4. Optimization of Securitized Cash Flows for Toll Roads

      • Susana Sardá, M. Carmen Molina
      Pages 393-405

About this book

This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the SIGEF conference, held at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Girona (Spain), 06-08 July, 2015.

This edition of the conference has been presented with the slogan “Scientific methods for the treatment of uncertainty in social sciences”. There are different ways for dealing with uncertainty in management. The book focuses on soft computing theories and their role in assessing uncertainty in a complex world.

It gives a comprehensive overview of quantitative management topics and discusses some of the most recent developments in all the areas of business and management in soft computing including Decision Making, Expert Systems and Forgotten Effects Theory, Forecasting Models, Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Sets, Modelling and Simulation Techniques, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms and Optimization and Control. The book might be of great interest for anyone working in the area of management and business economics and might be especially useful for scientists and graduate students doing research in these fields.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (RACEF), Barcelona, Spain

    Jaime Gil-Aluja

  • Department of Business Management, Universitat Rovira i Virgili Faculty of Business and Economics, Reus, Spain

    Antonio Terceño-Gómez

  • Department of Business Administration, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

    Joan Carles Ferrer-Comalat, Salvador Linares-Mustarós

  • Department of Management Control and Information Systems, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

    José M. Merigó-Lindahl

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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