Quantifying uncertainty in ranking problems with composite indicators: a Bayesian approach

Journal of Modelling in Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-80

  Zampetakis, Leonidas A ^a   Moustakis, Vassilis S ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistical decision theory; Uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960554680     PISSN: 17465664     EISSN: 17465672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465661011026176     Document Type: Article

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