Modeling Rating Uncertainty with Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Decision Trees in Multi-Criteria Recommendation
By: Heersh Azeez and Sadegh Aminifar
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijssis-2026-0074 | Journal eISSN: 1178-5608
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Submitted on: Feb 2, 2026
Published on: Sep 21, 2026
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