# The Assumptions Behind Dempster's Rule

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1303.1518 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1303.1518/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 6 Mar 2013.

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

- [Uncertainty Representation in a SOTIF-Related Use Case with Dempster-Shafer Theory for LiDAR Sensor-Based Object Detection](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2503.02087/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper examines the concept of a combination rule for belief functions. It is shown that two fairly simple and apparently reasonable assumptions determine Dempster's rule, giving a new justification for it.