Intuitive biases in choice versus estimation: Implications for the wisdom of crowds

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Simmons, Joseph P ^a   Nelson, Leif D ^b   Galak, Jeff ^c   Frederick, Shane ^a  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956289537     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658070     Document Type: Article

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