On the importance of random error in the study of probability judgment. Part II: Applying the stochastic judgment model to detect systematic trends

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-188

  Budescu, David V ^a   Wallsten, Thomas S ^b   Wing Tung, A U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 21744461424     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0771(199709)10:3<173::aid-bdm261>3.0.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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