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Publication date: 22 September 2023

Weiliang Zhang, Sifeng Liu, Junliang Du, Liangyan Tao and Wenjie Dong

The purpose of this study is to advance a novel evaluation index system and evaluation approach for ability of older adults in China.

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to advance a novel evaluation index system and evaluation approach for ability of older adults in China.

Design/methodology/approach

This study constructed a comprehensive older adult ability evaluation index system with 4 primary indicators and 17 secondary indicators. Grey clustering analysis and entropy weight method are combined into a robust evaluation model for the ability of older adults.

Findings

The result demonstrates that the proposed grey clustering model is readily available to calculate the disability level of elderly individuals. The constructed index system more comprehensively considers all aspects of the disability of the elderly.

Originality/value

This study provides a quantitative method and a more reasonable index system for the determination of the disability level of the elderly.

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Journal of Modelling in Management, vol. 19 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1746-5664

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Publication date: 18 March 2021

Junliang Du, Sifeng Liu and Yong Liu

The purpose of this paper is to advance a novel grey variable dual precision rough set model for grey concept.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to advance a novel grey variable dual precision rough set model for grey concept.

Design/methodology/approach

To obtain the approximation of a grey object, the authors first define the concepts of grey rough membership degree and grey degree of approximation on the basic thinking logic of variable precision rough set. Based on grey rough membership degree and grey degree of approximation, the authors proposed a grey variable dual precision rough set model. It uses a clear knowledge concept to approximate a grey concept, and the output result is also a clear concept.

Findings

The result demonstrates that the proposed model may be closer to the actual decision-making situation, can effectively improve the rationality and scientificity of the approximation and reduce the risk of decision-making. It can effectively achieve the whitenization of grey objects. The model can be degenerated to traditional variable precision rough fuzzy set model, variable precision rough set model and classic Pawlak rough set, when some specific conditions are met.

Practical implications

The method exposed in the paper can be used to solve multi-criteria decision problems with grey decision objects and provide a decision rule. It can also help us better realize knowledge discovery and attribute reduction. It can effectively achieve the whitenization of grey object.

Originality/value

This method proposed in this paper implements a rough approximation of grey decision object and obtains low-risk probabilistic decision rule. It can effectively achieve a certain degree of whitenization of some grey objects.

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Grey Systems: Theory and Application, vol. 12 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2043-9377

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Publication date: 27 April 2023

Weiliang Zhang, Sifeng Liu, Lianyi Liu, R.M. Kapila Tharanga Rathnayaka, Naiming Xie and Junliang Du

China's population aging is gradually deepening and needs to be actively addressed. The purpose of this paper is to construct a novel model for analyzing the population aging.

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Purpose

China's population aging is gradually deepening and needs to be actively addressed. The purpose of this paper is to construct a novel model for analyzing the population aging.

Design/methodology/approach

To analyze the aging status of a region, this study has considered three major indicators: total population, aged population and the proportion of the aged population. Additionally, the authors have developed a novel grey population prediction model that incorporates the fractional-order accumulation operator and Gompertz model (GM). By combining these techniques, the authors' model provides a comprehensive and accurate prediction of population aging trends in Jiangsu Province. This research methodology has the potential to contribute to the development of effective policy solutions to address the challenges posed by the population aging.

Findings

The fractional-order discrete grey GM is suitable for predicting the aging population and has good performance. The population aging of Jiangsu Province will continue to deepen in the next few years.

Practical implications

The proposed model can be used to predict and analyze aging differences in Jiangsu Province. Based on the prediction and analysis results, identified some corresponding countermeasures are suggested to address the challenges of Jiangsu's future aging problem.

Originality/value

The fractional-order discrete grey GM is firstly proposed in this paper and this model is a novel grey population prediction model with good performance.

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Grey Systems: Theory and Application, vol. 13 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2043-9377

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