Measurement of radioactive samples: Application of the Bayesian statistical decision theory

Metrologia

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 442-448

  Laedermann, Jean Pascal ^a   Valley, Jean François ^a   Bochud, François O ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; MEASUREMENT THEORY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

A PRIORI DISTRIBUTION; BAYESIAN STATISTIC DECISION THEORY; UNCERTAINTY;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

EID: 26444434727     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/42/5/015     Document Type: Article

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