عنوان

Decision Science and Technology :

(Number (ISBN

1461550890

(Number (ISBN

9781461550891

Number

b539539

Title Proper

Decision Science and Technology :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Reflections on the Contributions of Ward Edwards

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by James Shanteau, Barbara A. Mellers, David A. Schum.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston, MA

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer US

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1999

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xii, 434 pages)

Text of Note

To a Festschrift --;Behavioral Decision Theory --;On the Interplay of Riskless and Risky Utility --;The Paradoxes of Allais, Stochastic Dominance, and Decision Weights --;Who's Afraid of a Little Risk? New Evidence for General Risk Aversion --;Manipulating Hedonic Strategies of Choice --;How Good Are Fast and Frugal Heuristics? --;Decision Making by Domain Experts: The GNAHM Effect --;Decision Analysis --;On The Relevance of Behavioral Decision Research for Decision Analysis --;Evaluation of Probabilities: A Level Playing Field? --;A Robust Bayesian Look at the Theory of Precise Measurement --;Probabilistic Reasoning and the Science of Complexity --;Linear Inequalities and the Analysis of Multi-Attribute Value Matrices --;Life and Death Decisions for Individuals and Couples --;Robot Ethics, Value Systems and Decision Theoretic Behaviors --;Decision-Theoretic Troubleshooting: A Framework for Repair and Experiment --;Decisions in Society --;Public Values and Public Policy --;Group Elicitation of Probability Distributions: Are Many Heads Better Than One? --;The QALY Model: Utilities for Cost-Utility Analysis in Health Care --;Risk Analysis, Decision Analysis, and the Social Context for Risk Decision Making --;Historical Notes --;The Making of Decision Theory --;A Brief History of SPUDM, or How Europe Took Off on Behavioral Decision Research --;Ward Edwards and New Professional Organizations --;Some Reflections on Ward Edwards --;The Last Word --;Festschrift: A Book and A Party.

Text of Note

The book is divided into four sections: `Behavioral Decision Theory' examines theoretical descriptions and empirical findings about human decision making. `Decision Analysis' examines topics in decision analysis.`Decision in Society' explores issues in societal decision making.

Artificial intelligence.

Economics.

Software engineering.

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edited by James Shanteau, Barbara A. Mellers, David A. Schum.

Barbara A Mellers

David A Schum

James Shanteau

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