Is a set of subjective probabilities each ranging from 0 to 1 that successful performance will bring a set of outcomes?

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Subjective Probability and Its Measurement

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (General)

Vol. 136, No. 1 (1973)

, pp. 21-42 (22 pages)

Published By: Wiley

https://doi.org/10.2307/2344419

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2344419

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Abstract

Subjective probability is defined and its place in decision analysis, with special reference to business problems, is identified. The literature on its measurement is critically analysed both for the single decision-maker and group. The use of direct fractile assessment and the Delphi Technique are felt to be some of the more tenable of the methods reviewed. An account of some of the behavioural aspects of decision-making with a résumé of the "risky" shift theories is included and their implications are discussed. Some practical guidelines and suggestions for further research are indicated.

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