A characterization for the spherical scoring rule

Theory and Decision

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-281

  Jose, Victor Richmond ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision theory; Probability assessment; Probability elicitation; Proportionality; Strictly proper scoring rule

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GAME THEORY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SPHERES;

AXIOMATIC CHARACTERIZATIONS; DECISION MAKERS; EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS; GEOMETRIC INTERPRETATIONS; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS; PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY ELICITATION; PROPORTIONALITY; SCORING RULES; STATISTICAL DECISION THEORIES; STRICTLY PROPER SCORING RULE; SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITIES;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 59349099804     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: 15737187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11238-007-9067-x     Document Type: Article

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