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Bootstrap Markov chain Monte Carlo and optimal solutions for the Law of Categorical Judgment (Corrected)
Kochanski, Greg P; Rosner, Burton S. - 2010
sets simulated for Full Signal Detection Theory and its special cases of standard Signal Detection Theory and Complementary … Signal Detection Theory. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441534
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Behavioral decision theory and the negotiation process; effects of agenda and frame
Bontempo, Robert Nathaniel - 1990
Prospect Theory) by fitting utility functions to negotiation behavior observed in a laboratory setting. In addition to … strongly suggest that the Prospect Theory value function provides the best prediction of actual negotiation behavior. Results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477775
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An analysis of the profiles, motivations, and modes of habitual commodity speculators
Canoles, William Bruce - 1994
The focus of this study was to learn more about a critical commodity market participant, the long term speculator. The speculator's activity broadens a market, creates essential liquidity, and performs an irreplaceable pricing function. Working knowledge of the profiles, motivations, and modes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477806
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Die Bedeutung von Peer-Group-Einflüssen auf die Schulleistung
Kipp, Reiner - 2006
Die heißen Diskussionen über die Ergebnisse der PISA – (in aller Öffentlichkeit) und TIMSS – Studie (im Fachpublikum) sowie die verschiedenen Ansichten über Kultus – und Bildungspolitik im Rahmen der Föderalismusreform deuten auf einen großen Informationsbedarf hin. Dabei lassen auch...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471833
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The Relatve Influence of Advice from Human Experts and Statistical Methods on Forecast Adjustments
Önkal, Dilek; Goodwin, Paul; Thomson, Mary E.; … - 2009
Decision makers and forecasters often receive advice from different sources including human experts and statistical methods. This research examines, in the context of stock price forecasting, how the apparent source of the advice affects the attention that is paid to it when the mode of delivery...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435325
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Do forecasts expressed as prediction intervals improve production planning decisions?
Goodwin, Paul; Önkal, Dilek; Thomson, Mary E. - 2010
forecasts. In theory, the provision of prediction intervals, in addition to point forecasts, should therefore lead to further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435336
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Hedonic price theory: Concept and applications
Metz, W.C.; Lowry, J.; Morey, M. - 2008
public facilities. The hedonic price theory, an indirect technique, is the most logically suited, especially for capturing … the shadow or implicit price of a characteristic such as proximity in the real estate market. While the theory is … and transfer the conclusions to a very different hazard and situation. The use of the hedonic price theory and the issue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436709
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Attribute exclusion strategies in airline choice : accounting for exogenous information on decision maker processing strategies in models of discrete choice
Rose, John; Hensher, David; Greene, William; … - 2011
We examine the impact of individual-specific information processing strategies (IPSs) on the inclusion/exclusion of attributes on the parameter estimates and behavioural outputs of models of discrete choice. Current practice assumes that individuals employ a homogenous IPS with regards to how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438188
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Uncertainty and innovation in fashion design
Finn, Angela L.; Finn, Lee - 2010
Generally speaking, psychologists have suggested three traditional views of how people cope with uncertainty. They are the certainty maximiser, the intuitive statistician-economist and the knowledge seeker (Smithson, 2008). In times of uncertainty, such as the recent global financial crisis,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438245
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Who's Not Dieting in America and Who Should Be? Results from the 1994-1996 Diet and Health Knowledge Survey (DHKS 1994-1996)
York-Crowe, Emily - 2002
The rising rates of obesity and overweight are contributing to higher costs for the individual and the nation, both medically and financially. There is a greater need for education and other preventive measures, but in order to tailor such programs effectively to the individuals most in need, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439260