ERTool: A User-Friendly Solution for Multi-Source Evidence Fusion

Researchers from Peking University have developed an open-source Python package called ERTool, designed to facilitate the Evidential Reasoning (ER) approach for fusing data from multiple sources, especially in uncertain decision-making scenarios. This new tool addresses challenges in integrating complex, varied information in fields like healthcare management, business analytics, and environmental risk assessment. ERTool’s intuitive design makes the ER approach accessible to users without extensive coding expertise, enabling them to make evidence-based decisions more easily.

The ERTool package is highly efficient and allows users to visualize results in real time, either through Python or an online interface. As a freely available tool, ERTool simplifies evidence fusion, making it more practical for widespread use. The team’s future plans include integrating a database management system, expanding ERTool’s capability to handle larger volumes of evidence data, with the ultimate goal of establishing it as a leading tool for multi-source evidence fusion.