Identification Keys and Diagnostic Tables: A Review

Professor E. M. L. BEALE in the Chair] SUMMARY The methodology and fields of application of identification keys and diagnostic tables are reviewed, consideration being given to both mathematical theory and practical requirements. Probabilistic and non-probabilistic techniques are covered. The paper attempts a synthesis of a large and widely dispersed literature that is not properly integrated, in that workers in one field of application have often been unaware of relevant theory developed in other fields.