Wald's decision theory

Wald's decision theory

Wald's decision theory was explicated in his last book, "Statistical decision functions" [cite book
first=Abraham
last=Wald
authorlink=Abraham Wald
title=Statistical Decision Functions
year=1950
pages=ix+179
publisher=John Wiley and Sons, New York; Chapman and Hall, London
]

ee also

* Leonid Hurwicz

Notes

External links

* cite journal
author=G. A. Barnard
title=Review of "Statistical Decision Functions"
journal=Biometrika
volume=40
issue=3/4
date=December, 1953
pages=475–477
url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0006-3444%28195312%2940%3A3%2F4%3C475%3ASDF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C
doi=10.2307/2333373


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