Making decisions
D. V. Lindley.
London : Wiley-Interscience, ©1971.
vii, 195 págs. : ilustraciones ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0471537853
"Addressed to business executives, soldiers, politicians, as well as scientists; to anyone who is interested in decision making and is prepared to take the trouble to follow a reasoned argument. In particular, it is addressed to university students in *any* discipline"--Preface.
Reseña: MathSciNet, 88f:90009 (para la 2.ª ed.)
Contenido
- 1. Decisions and uncertain events
- 2. A numerical measure for uncertainty
- 3. The laws of probability
- 4. A numerical measure for consequences
- 5. The utility of money
- 6. Bayes' theorem
- 7. Value of information
- 8. Decision trees
- 9. An appreciation.