Matrix representation of discrete quasi-copulas

  • Authors:
  • I. Aguiló;J. Suòer;J. Torrens

  • Affiliations:
  • Dpt. de Matemàtiques i Inf., Universitat de les Illes Balears., 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain;Dpt. de Matemàtiques i Inf., Universitat de les Illes Balears., 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain;Dpt. de Matemàtiques i Inf., Universitat de les Illes Balears., 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Fuzzy Sets and Systems
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

In this paper discrete quasi-copulas (defined on a square grid I"n^2 of [0,1]^2) are studied and it is proved that they can be represented by means of a special class of matrices with entries in [-1,1]. Special considerations are made for the case of irreducible discrete quasi-copulas (those with range I"n), showing that they can be represented through alternating-sign matrices and that they generate all discrete quasi-copulas through convex sums. In the process, the number of irreducible quasi-copulas on I"n is given and those functions @d for which there exists a unique copula with @d as its diagonal section are characterized.