. A technical paper describing the element of Crosby (TR-29) which produces English text explanations of its conclusions

Introduces the six papers in this special issue, which reflect a growing interest in using qualitative reasoning techniques in decision support systems, especially in the fields of finance and economics. This introduction also provides a very brief tutorial on qualitative reasoning and its...

. Supersedes TR 22. Describes the theory underlying the Automated Analytics project Crosby, a system which helps to interpret complex quantitative data by allowing the user to manipulate qualitative assumptions about the correctness of the data or the manner in which it should be modeled