Probabilistic databases and decision problems: Results and a conjecture

Michael A. Pittarelli

Kybernetika (1993)

  • Volume: 29, Issue: 2, page 149-165
  • ISSN: 0023-5954

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Pittarelli, Michael A.. "Probabilistic databases and decision problems: Results and a conjecture." Kybernetika 29.2 (1993): 149-165. <http://eudml.org/doc/27716>.

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