A new understanding of subjective probability and its generalization to lower and upper prevision

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-49

  Shafer, Glenn ^a   Gillett, Peter R ^a   Scherl, Richard B ^b  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

SUBJECTIVE UNCERTAINTY;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 0037382864     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-613X(02)00134-2     Document Type: Article

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