Evaluation of Mortality Risks for Institutional Decisions
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Keeney, RL
Published in: Advances in Psychology
1983
This paper investigates the implications of various value judgments on the evaluation of public mortality risks. Using utility functions to quantify values indicates the mutual inconsistency of three reasonable goals: minimize the expected number of fatalities, promote equitable distribution of public risk, and a preference for catastrophe avoidance. Utility analyses and some other approaches for assisting with decision making involving public risks are appraised from an institutional or governmental perspective. © 1983 Akadémiai Kiadó.
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Advances in Psychology
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0166-4115
Publication Date
1983
Volume
14
Issue
C
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23 / 38
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Keeney, R. L. (1983). Evaluation of Mortality Risks for Institutional Decisions. Advances in Psychology, 14(C), 23–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0166-4115(08)62224-4
Keeney, R. L. “Evaluation of Mortality Risks for Institutional Decisions.” Advances in Psychology 14, no. C (1983): 23–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0166-4115(08)62224-4.
Keeney RL. Evaluation of Mortality Risks for Institutional Decisions. Advances in Psychology. 1983;14(C):23–38.
Keeney, R. L. “Evaluation of Mortality Risks for Institutional Decisions.” Advances in Psychology, vol. 14, no. C, 1983, pp. 23–38. Scival, doi:10.1016/S0166-4115(08)62224-4.
Keeney RL. Evaluation of Mortality Risks for Institutional Decisions. Advances in Psychology. 1983;14(C):23–38.
Published In
Advances in Psychology
DOI
ISSN
0166-4115
Publication Date
1983
Volume
14
Issue
C
Start / End Page
23 / 38