Comparison of five methods for estimating subjective probability distributions
β Scribed by Robert L. Ludke; Fred F. Stauss; David H. Gustafson
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1977
- Weight
- 941 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0030-5073
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