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Applicability of the expert-system approach
Copyright (C) 1986 by Stephen Walton. All rights reserved.
PRESET Done
~ You have an application in mind for computerization
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Please think of a practical application that you would like to automate, then try using this rulebase again
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You have an application in mind for computerization
~ Arithmetic calculations are required
~ Numeric comparisons are required
It is possible to deal effectively with one case at a time
~ Relations between cases are required
~ Your application centers on the transformation of files of text
The application could be thought of as an "intelligent checklist"
~ Probabilistic results are required where certainty cannot be achieved
You can express the required knowledge base in terms of IF-THEN rules
You can divide the required knowledge base into "chunks" of 100 or fewer rules each
> tk: expand on the above for don't-know responses...
THE EXPERT should be able to handle your application
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All input to the application can be treated as YES, NO and DON'T-KNOW responses to a questionnaire
The questions asked should depend upon the answers already given
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The application could be thought of as an "intelligent checklist"
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The application is intended to reach conclusions about a single set of facts or instance, without reference to other sets of facts
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It is possible to deal effectively with one case at a time
~ Relations between cases are required
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Facts about a case can be derived from rules of the form IF a AND b AND c... THEN x AND y AND z...
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You can express the required knowledge base in terms of IF-THEN rules
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You have an application in mind for computerization
Arithmetic calculations are required
The information to be dealt with can be organized as a matrix or table of numbers
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A spreadsheet calculator may be the appropriate tool for your application
Done
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You have an application in mind for computerization
Arithmetic calculations are required
~ The information to be dealt with can be organized as a matrix or table of numbers
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A custom program may be the (only) appropriate tool for your application
Done
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You have an application in mind for computerization
Your application centers on the transformation of files of text
~ The processing required is to be repeated many times and can be defined in terms of fixed substitution rules
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A text editor or word-processing package may be the appropriate tool for your application
Done
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You have an application in mind for computerization
Your application centers on the transformation of files of text
The processing required is to be repeated many times and can be defined in terms of fixed substitution rules
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A general-purpose macroprocessor or a specially written filter program may be the appropriate tool for your application
Done
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You have an application in mind for computerization
~ It is possible to deal effectively with one case at a time
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A database package may be the appropriate tool for your application
Done
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You have an application in mind for computerization
Relations between cases are required
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A database package may be the appropriate tool for your application
Done
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It is possible to deal effectively with one case at a time
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~ Relations between cases are required
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Relations between cases are required
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~ It is possible to deal effectively with one case at a time
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Probabilistic results are required where certainty cannot be achieved
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A more sophisticated, MYCIN-style expert-system system may be required
Done
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It is necessary to take numbers from the user and derive other numbers from them
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Arithmetic calculations are required
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Numeric comparisons are required
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They must be built into rules if the present version of THE EXPERT is to be used
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~ You can divide the required knowledge base into "chunks" of 100 or fewer rules each
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You may need to spend some time organizing what you do know about the field in question
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~ You can express the required knowledge base in terms of IF-THEN rules
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An "intuitive" system such as Expert-Ease may be appropriate for your purpose
Done
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