An empirical test of the relative validity of expert and lay judgments of risk

Risk Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1107-1122

  Wright, George ^a   Bolger, Fergus ^b   Rowe, Gene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EMPIRICAL TESTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DYING; ECOLOGY; HUMAN; LETHALITY; LIFE EVENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036929983     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00276     Document Type: Article

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