A Bayesian approach to the evaluation of stochastic signals of product quality

Omega

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 599-607

  Hudson, John ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertising; Forecasting; Learning; Marketing; Quality; Search procedure

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; COMMERCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ADVERTIZING; BAYESIAN APPROACHES; BAYESIAN PERSPECTIVE; FORMAL ANALYSIS; LEARNING; PRODUCTS QUALITY; QUALITY; SEARCH PROCEDURES; STOCHASTIC SIGNALS; WINKLER;

MARKETING;

EID: 0034288865     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0483(99)00075-4     Document Type: Article

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