Limit theorems for Dempster's rule of combination

Theory and Decision 25 (3):287-313 (1988)
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I show that Dempster's Rule of combination can be represented in the theory of Markov chains and use this representation to derive limit theorems concerning the long term effect of updating belief with Dempster's rule.

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The theory of random propositions.John D. Norton - 1994 - Erkenntnis 41 (3):325 - 352.

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A Mathematical Theory of Evidence.Glenn Shafer - 1976 - Princeton University Press.
Upper and Lower Probabilities induced by a Multi- valued Mapping.Arthur Dempster - 1967 - Annals of Mathematical Statistics 38:325-339.

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