Optimal conflict in preference assessment

Management Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 102-115

  Delquié, Philippe ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Preference modeling; Response bias and error; Utility assessment; Value trade off

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION THEORY; ESTIMATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPREADSHEETS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

PREFERENCE ASSESSMENT; PREFERENCE MODEL ESTIMATION; UTILITY ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 0037284222     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.49.1.102.12751     Document Type: Article

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