TY - JOUR AB - This paper presents a comprehensive review of the available literature on applications of the rough set theory. Concepts of the rough set theory are discussed for approximation, dependence and reduction of attributes, decision tables and decision rules. The applications of rough sets are discussed in pattern recognition, information processing, business and finance, industry, environment engineering, medical diagnosis and medical data analysis, system fault diagnosis and monitoring and intelligent control systems. Development trends and future efforts are outlined. An extensive list of references is also provided to encourage interested readers to pursue further investigations. VL - 21 IS - 5 SN - 0264-4401 DO - 10.1108/02644400410545092 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02644400410545092 AU - Wu Chengdong AU - Yue Yong AU - Li Mengxin AU - Adjei Osei PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - The rough set theory and applications T2 - Engineering Computations PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 488 EP - 511 Y2 - 2024/04/20 ER -