The following four voting functions have been developed:
Each of these voting functions can be applied in one of two ways:
Combining the voting functions with the ways they can be applied yields eight aggregation functions for merging conflicting information. Rules embodying each of these functions can be found at the links in the following table. (The only rules amenable to aggregation by voting are 3, 19, 21, and 29.)
Simple Voting | Weighted Voting | |
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Popular Sharing | Fusion Rules in Logical Form Fusion Rules in XML |
Fusion Rules in Logical Form Fusion Rules in XML |
FirstPastThePost | Fusion Rules in Logical Form Fusion Rules in XML |
Fusion Rules in Logical Form Fusion Rules in XML |
Majority Voting | Fusion Rules in Logical Form Fusion Rules in XML |
Fusion Rules in Logical Form Fusion Rules in XML |
Threshold Voting | Fusion Rules in Logical Form Fusion Rules in XML |
Fusion Rules in Logical Form Fusion Rules in XML |
A table summarizing the results of applying these eight different voting functions to aggregating conflicting textentries for today's weather can be found as table 2 in the page on weather reports case study.