Experts in uncertainty opinion and subjective probability in science

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1. Verfasser: Cooke, Roger (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 1991
Schriftenreihe:Environmental ethics and science policy
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Think tanks and oracles -- Expert opinion in practice -- Probabilistic thinking -- Heuristics and biases -- Building rational consensus -- Savage's normative decision theory -- Relative frequencies and exchangeability -- Elicitation and scoring -- Scoring rules for evaluating and weighing assessments -- Two experiments with calibration and entropy -- Combining expert opinions : review of the literature -- Classical model -- Bayesian model -- Psychological scaling models : paired comparisons -- Applications
This volume contains an extensive survey and critical examination of current views on the use of expert opinion in scientific inquiry and policy-making
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 321 p.)
ISBN:0195064658
0195362373
9780195064650
9780195362374