Research Catalog

Title

Decision science and technology : reflections on the contributions of Ward Edwards / edited by James Shanteau, Barbara A. Mellers, David A. Schum.

Publication

Boston : Klumer Academic, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors

• Edwards, Ward.
• Shanteau, James.
• Mellers, Barbara A.
• Schum, David A.

Description

xii, 434 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subject

• Decision making > Congresses
• Bayesian statistical decision theory > Congresses

Note

• Papers originally presented at the 1997 Bayesian Conference.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction to a Festschrift / Barbara A. Mellers -- Behavioral Decision Theory. 2. On the Interplay of Riskless and Risky Utility / R. Duncan Luce. 3. The Paradoxes of Allais, Stochastic Dominance, and Decision Weights / Michael H. Birnbaum. 4. Who's Afraid of a Little Risk? New Evidence for General Risk Aversion / Elke U. Weber. 5. Manipulating Hedonic Strategies of Choice / Alan Schwartz, Barbara A. Mellers and Tanya Metzger. 6. How Good Are Fast and Frugal Heuristics? / Gerd Gigerenzer, Jean Czerlinski and Laura Martignon. 7. Decision Making by Domain Experts: The GNAHM Effect / James Shanteau -- Decision Analysis. 8. On The Relevance of Behavioral Decision Research for Decision Analysis / Detlof von Winterfeldt. 9. Evaluation of Probabilities: A Level Playing Field? / Robert L. Winkler. 10. A Robust Bayesian Look at the Theory of Precise Measurement / Elias Moreno, Luis R. Pericchi and Joseph B. Kadane.
• 11. Probabilistic Reasoning and the Science of Complexity / David A. Schum. 12. Linear Inequalities and the Analysis of Multi-Attribute Value Matrices / F. Hutton Barron and Bruce E. Barrett. 13. Life and Death Decisions for Individuals and Couples / Ronald A. Howard. 14. Robot Ethics, Value Systems and Decision Theoretic Behaviors / Tod S. Levitt. 15. Decision-Theoretic Troubleshooting: A Framework for Repair and Experiment / John S. Breese and David Heckerman -- Decisions in Society. 16. Public Values and Public Policy / Ralph L. Keeney. 17. Group Elicitation of Probability Distributions: Are Many Heads Better Than One? / Lawrence D. Phillips. 18. The QALY Model: Utilities for Cost-Utility Analysis in Health Care / Dennis G. Fryback. 19. Risk Analysis, Decision Analysis, and the Social Context for Risk Decision Making / Paul Slovic and Robin Gregory -- Historical Notes. 20. The Making of Decision Theory / Peter C. Fishburn.
• 21. A Brief History of SPUDM, or How Europe Took Off on Behavioral Decision Research / Charles Vlek. 22. Ward Edwards and New Professional Organizations / James Shanteau, Charles Gettys and Ward Edwards. 23. Some Reflections on Ward Edwards / David A. Schum -- The Last Word. 24. Festschrift: A Book and A Party / Ward Edwards.

ISBN

0792383990 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

98047581

OCLC

ocm40256202

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries