Bias and asymmetric loss in expert forecasts: A study of physician prognostic behavior with respect to patient survival

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1095-1108

  Alexander, Marcus ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Forecasting; Loss function; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORECASTING METHOD; HEALTH WORKER; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL;

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPIRICISM; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHICAGO; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHYSICIANS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 46549087994     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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