The expected value of information and the probability of surprise

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-152

  Hammitt, James K ^a   Shlyakhter, Alexander I ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data; Probability; Risk assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

PROBABILITY OF SURPRISE; UNCERTAINTY;

PROBABILITY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT SYSTEM; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORY;

EID: 0032964975     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1999.tb00395.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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