Bayesian group agents and two modes of aggregation

Synthese

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 347-377

  Risse, Mathias ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748777696     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023531909371     Document Type: Review

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