Some novel inequalities for fuzzy variables on the variance and its rational upper bound

• Main Authors: Xiajie Yi, Yunwen Miao, Jian Zhou, Yujie Wang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2016-02-01
• Series: Journal of Inequalities and Applications
• Subjects: fuzzy variable; credibility distribution; variance; rational upper bound; inequality
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13660-016-0975-6

Abstract Variance is of great significance in measuring the degree of deviation, which has gained extensive usage in many fields in practical scenarios. The definition of the variance on the basis of the credibility measure was first put forward in 2002. Following this idea, the calculation of the accurate value of the variance for some special fuzzy variables, like the symmetric and asymmetric triangular fuzzy numbers and the Gaussian fuzzy numbers, is presented in this paper, which turns out to be far more complicated. Thus, in order to better implement variance in real-life projects like risk control and quality management, we suggest a rational upper bound of the variance based on an inequality, together with its calculation formula, which can largely simplify the calculation process within a reasonable range. Meanwhile, some discussions between the variance and its rational upper bound are presented to show the rationality of the latter. Furthermore, two inequalities regarding the rational upper bound of variance and standard deviation of the sum of two fuzzy variables and their individual variances and standard deviations are proved. Subsequently, some numerical examples are illustrated to show the effectiveness and the feasibility of the proposed inequalities.