arXiv:2608.11275stat.MEcs.AI2026-08

不同证据场景下应选不同概率融合规则,否则结果可能偏差显著。

Every pooling rule has its world: matching probability combination rules to situations and stakes

  • 根据证据独立性与前提共享情况,选择平均、乘积或依赖处理规则
  • 错误规则可能导致概率估计差异巨大,影响决策可靠性
  • 适合需要精确概率评估的高风险场景,如医疗或司法判断

系统常需合并对同一二元问题的两项数值评估。正确公式取决于数值代表的含义及来源间的关系:当存在多个替代解释时,平均是合适的;当概率基于条件独立证据且共用先验时,应乘以几率;当存在多重成功推导路径时,则需考虑其依赖性或共享证据。本文阐明了几种常见融合规则背后的假设,并推导出相应的合并概率。两组蒙特卡洛实验分别验证:第一,在假设成立情境下,所推导规则能准确恢复真实概率;第二,使用不匹配规则的后果,通过对数评分和不同成本的阈值决策进行衡量。不同融合规则在阈值1/2下可能产生相同二元判断,但概率分配差异显著,仅看二分类准确率会掩盖关键差异。我们还给出了冲突证据规则的概率解释,并表明:在推导路径重叠时,保留共享不确定前提的身份,可直接计算至少一条路径可用的概率。当有三个及以上推导路径时,两两组合会丢失信息。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Systems often need to combine two numerical assessments of the same yes/no question. The appropriate formula depends on what the numbers represent and on how the sources are related. Averaging is correct when one of several alternative interpretations applies; multiplying odds is correct when probability reports are based on conditionally independent evidence and a common prior; and probabilities of alternative successful derivations require their dependence or shared evidence to be taken into account. We state the assumptions behind several common combination rules and derive the corresponding combined probabilities. Two groups of Monte Carlo experiments address different questions. First, controlled generating mechanisms verify that the derived rule recovers the correct probability in the situations for which its assumptions hold. Second, the same mechanisms measure the consequences of using a mismatched rule, using logarithmic score and threshold decisions with different costs. Distinct pooling rules can produce the same binary decision at threshold 1/2 while assigning substantially different probabilities, so binary accuracy alone can conceal important differences. We also give probabilistic interpretations of conflicting-evidence rules and show that, for overlapping derivations, retaining the identities of shared uncertain premises permits direct calculation of the probability that at least one derivation is available. Pairwise combination of proof probabilities loses information when there are three or more derivations.

概率融合决策评估证据推理

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