%0 Generic %1 Boutilier99 %A Boutilier, Craig %A Brafman, Ronen I. %A Hoos, Holger H. %A Poole, David %D 1999 %I Morgan Kaufmann Publishers %K ceteris-paribus preference cp-nets %P 71--80 %T Reasoning with Conditional Ceteris Paribus Preference Statements %U http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.48.455 %X In many domains it is desirable to assess the preferences of users in a qualitative rather than quantitative way. Such representations of qualitative preference orderings form an important component of automated decision tools. We propose a graphical representation of preferences that reflects conditional dependence and independence of preference statements under a ceteris paribus (all else being equal) interpretation. Such a representation is often compact and arguably natural. We describe several search algorithms for dominance testing based on this representation; these algorithms are quite effective, especially in specific network topologies, such as chain- and treestructured networks, as well as polytrees. 1

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