Exploring the research decision space: The expected value of information for sequential research designs

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-162

  Griffin, Susan ^a   Welton, Nicky J ^b   Claxton, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Uncertainty; Value of information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77950598715     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X09344746     Document Type: Article

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