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From the Editors ---Probability Scoring Rules, Ambiguity, Multiattribute Terrorist Utility, and Sensitivity Analysis

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  • L. Robin Keller

    (University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697)

  • Ali Abbas

    (University of Illinois at Urbana--Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801)

  • J. Eric Bickel

    (University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712)

  • Vicki M. Bier

    (University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706)

  • David V. Budescu

    (Fordham University, Bronx, New York 10458)

  • John C. Butler

    (University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712)

  • Philippe Delquié

    (The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052)

  • Kenneth C. Lichtendahl

    (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903)

  • Jason R. W. Merrick

    (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284)

  • Ahti Salo

    (Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland)

  • George Wu

    (University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637)

Abstract

This issue's “From the Editors” column is coauthored with all the associate editors, to emphasize their major role in the leadership of the journal. We first review this year's operations and thank our editorial board and referees. Our first article, by David J. Johnstone, Victor Richmond R. Jose, and Robert L. Winkler, presents “Tailored Scoring Rules for Probabilities,” which take into account the decision maker's specific situation. Next, in “Do Bayesians Learn Their Way Out of Ambiguity?,” Alexander Zimper addresses how people perceive ambiguous probabilities and how they update their perceptions. In our third article, Chen Wang and Vicki M. Bier examine “Target-Hardening Decisions Based on Uncertain Multiattribute Terrorist Utility.” The final article, by Stephen P. Chambal, Jeffery D. Weir, Yucel R. Kahraman, and Alex J. Gutman, is on “A Practical Procedure for Customizable One-Way Sensitivity Analysis in Additive Value Models.”

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  • L. Robin Keller & Ali Abbas & J. Eric Bickel & Vicki M. Bier & David V. Budescu & John C. Butler & Philippe Delquié & Kenneth C. Lichtendahl & Jason R. W. Merrick & Ahti Salo & George Wu, 2011. "From the Editors ---Probability Scoring Rules, Ambiguity, Multiattribute Terrorist Utility, and Sensitivity Analysis," Decision Analysis, INFORMS, vol. 8(4), pages 251-255, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ordeca:v:8:y:2011:i:4:p:251-255
    DOI: 10.1287/deca.1110.0222
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