Bayesian decision analysis : principles and practice /

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Author / Creator:Smith, J. Q., 1953-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 338 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11826877
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ISBN:9780511860355
0511860358
9780511857744
0511857748
9780511856006
0511856008
0511856873
9780511856877
9780511779237
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9786612941887
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9780521764544
0521764548
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-334) and index.
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Summary:"Bayesian decision analysis supports principled decision making in complex domains. This textbook takes the reader from a formal analysis of simple decision problems to a careful analysis of the sometimes very complex and data rich structures confronted by practitioners. The book contains basic material on subjective probability theory and multi-attribute utility theory, event and decision trees, Bayesian networks, influence diagrams and causal Bayesian networks. The author demonstrates when and how the theory can be successfully applied to a given decision problem, how data can be sampled and expert judgements elicited to support this analysis, and when and how an effective Bayesian decision analysis can be implemented. Evolving from a third-year undergraduate course taught by the author over many years, all of the material in this book will be accessible to a student who has completed introductory courses in probability and mathematical statistics"--Provided by publisher
Other form:Print version: Smith, J.Q., 1953- Bayesian decision analysis. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521764544