Differentiating theory from evidence in determining confidence in an assessment finding

Climatic Change

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 693-700

  Ebi, Kristie L ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence; Theory; Uncertainty guidance

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; EMPIRICAL DATA; EVIDENCE; EXPERT JUDGMENT; GUIDANCE NOTES; INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCERS; SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; SCIENTIFIC METHOD; THEORY;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RATING;

DECISION THEORY;

CANCER; CARCINOGEN; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; RESEARCH WORK; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VALUATION;

EID: 80053308780     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0190-x     Document Type: Article

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