Knowledge acquisition in expert systems
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1. A method of data acquisition for collecting data for entry into a computer entity, said method comprising the processes of:
- compiling a set of a plurality of knowledge data statements each knowledge data statement representing an element of a knowledge domain;
creating one or a plurality of lattice data, each said lattice data comprising a plurality of nodes, each said node representing a knowledge data statement, said plurality of nodes arranged as a root node and a plurality of child nodes arranged in an hierarchical structure, leading to said root node;
said lattice data defining belief states resulting from inter relationships between said plurality of knowledge data statements;
creating a consistency matrix, said consistency matrix comprising an array of data entries representing consistency relationships between said plurality of knowledge data statements;
storing said knowledge data statements in a data storage device of said computer entity;
storing said consistency matrix in a data storage device of said computer entity; and
storing said lattice data in said data storage device of said computer entity;
wherein each said knowledge data statement is obtained as a result of a knowledge elicitation process which seeks to overturn a belief statement represented by said set of nodes.
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Abstract
A method of knowledge acquisition for entering data into a computer database in a readily computable format, comprises eliciting a set of data statements using an analysis structure determined from an underlying mathematical base, combined with a genuine falsificationist epistemology, entering elicited data statements into a database structured as a plurality of data entries, each data entry comprising a label, a said data statement and a default value, and a root node indicator; storing a relationship between said data entries as a connectivity lattice.
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1. A method of data acquisition for collecting data for entry into a computer entity, said method comprising the processes of:
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compiling a set of a plurality of knowledge data statements each knowledge data statement representing an element of a knowledge domain;
creating one or a plurality of lattice data, each said lattice data comprising a plurality of nodes, each said node representing a knowledge data statement, said plurality of nodes arranged as a root node and a plurality of child nodes arranged in an hierarchical structure, leading to said root node;
said lattice data defining belief states resulting from inter relationships between said plurality of knowledge data statements;
creating a consistency matrix, said consistency matrix comprising an array of data entries representing consistency relationships between said plurality of knowledge data statements;
storing said knowledge data statements in a data storage device of said computer entity;
storing said consistency matrix in a data storage device of said computer entity; and
storing said lattice data in said data storage device of said computer entity;
wherein each said knowledge data statement is obtained as a result of a knowledge elicitation process which seeks to overturn a belief statement represented by said set of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of knowledge acquisition for entering data into a computer database in a readily computable format, said method comprising:
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eliciting a set of data statements using a questioning structure determined from an underlying mathematical base, combined with a genuine falsificationist epistemology;
entering elicited data statements into said database wherein said data statements are structured as a plurality of data entries, each data entry comprising a label, a said data statement, and a root value indicator;
storing a relationship between said data entries as a connectivity lattice, said connectivity lattice structured in an hierarchical lattice structure; and
storing consistency data representing a set of consistency relationships between said plurality of knowledge statements, in a matrix format.
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