Applying information economics and imprecise probabilities to data collection in design

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Computers and Information in Engineering Division, CED

Volumn 10, Issue , 2005, Pages 81-94

  Aughenbaugh, Jason Matthew ^a   Ling, Jay ^a   Paredis, Christiaan J J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision based design; Imprecise probabilities; Information economics; Value of information

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; ENGINEERING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DECISION-BASED DESIGN; IMPRECISE PROBABILITIES; INFORMATION ECONOMICS; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 33645019822     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2005-81181     Document Type: Conference Paper

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