The uncertainty is the imperfection of knowledge about the natural process or natural state. The statistical uncertainty is the randomness or error that comes from different sources as we use it in a statistical methodology [11]. Castro, Castillo and Martínez (2007)
Type-1 Fuzzy SetsStarting this chapter is a succinct review of type-1 fuzzy theory, being Definition 2.1 a description of this fundamental concept. Definition 2.1 A type-1 fuzzy set A is characterized by its membership function μ A defined in the universe of discourse X and μ A (x) ∈ [0, 1] [50]. In other words, a type-1 fuzzy set A can be identified by the graph of its membership function:The values μ A (x) = 1 and μ A (x) = 0 indicate, respectively, the complete membership and non-membership of the element x to A.A classic set B ⊂ X can be interpreted as a type-1 fuzzy set, associating as a membership the characteristic function of B, that is,A unitary set B = {x} along with the characteristic function is a type-1 fuzzy set called a singleton. In addition, in fuzzy language, a classic subset is often called a crisp subset.
Definition 2.2For the real number α ∈ (0, 1], the α-level (or α-cut) of type-1 fuzzy set A is defined by the set