Conceptualistic pragmatism: A framework for Bayesian analysis

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-93

  Bergman, Bo ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bayesian; In statistiscal; Predictability; Subjective probability; Total time on test

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; ONTOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BAYESIAN; IN STATISTISCAL; PREDICTABILITY; SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY; TOTAL TIME ON TEST;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

EID: 56849100430     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170802322713     Document Type: Article

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