# Pivotal Pruning of Trade-offs in QPNs

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.3889 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1301.3889/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 16 Jan 2013.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [A note on incorrect inferences in non-binary qualitative probabilistic networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2208.09344/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Qualitative probabilistic networks have been designed for probabilistic reasoning in a qualitative way. Due to their coarse level of representation detail, qualitative probabilistic networks do not provide for resolving trade-offs and typically yield ambiguous results upon inference. We present an algorithm for computing more insightful results for unresolved trade-offs. The algorithm builds upon the idea of using pivots to zoom in on the trade-offs and identifying the information that would serve to resolve them.