Decision Theory ：Principles and Approaches
Giovanni Parmigiani
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Lurdes Y. T. Inoue
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
with contributions by
Hedibert F. Lopes
University of Chicago, USA
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Parmigiani, G. (Giovanni)
Decision theory : principles and approaches /Giovanni Parmigiani, Lurdes Inoue.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-471-49657-1 (cloth)
1. Statistical decision. 2. Axiomatic set theory. 3. Experimental design.
I. Inoue, Lurdes. II. Title.
QA279.4.P37 2009
519.542—dc22
2009008345
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