THE PROCESS OF RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS IN ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE - AN UNIFIED VIEW

被引:13
作者
BALDWIN, D
YADAV, SB
机构
[1] Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences, College of Business Administration. Texas Tech University, Lubbock
来源
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN AND CYBERNETICS | 1995年 / 25卷 / 05期
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D O I
10.1109/21.376497
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A number of research communities recognize Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a valid reference discipline. However, several papers have criticized AI's research methodologies, This paper attempts to clarify and improve the methods used in AI. Definitions are proposed for terms such as AI theory, principles, hypotheses, and observations. Next, a unified view of AI research methodology is proposed. This methodology contains a long term dimension based upon the scientific method and an individual project dimension. The individual project dimension identifies four strategies: Hypothetical/deductive, hermeneutical/inductive, case-based, and historical analysis. The strategies differ according to how prototyping is used in an experiment.
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页码:852 / 861
页数:10
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