A computer-based approach to the assessment of prior probability distributions : an empirical investigation /

To use the Bayesian approach to statistical inference, the auditor's subjective evidence must be quantified in the form of a prior probability distribution (PPD). Prior to this study there had been anecdotal evidence that normative expertise supplied from an external source is effective in the...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Viator, Ralph Edward
Other Authors:	Grossman, Steve (degree committee member.), Smith, Laurel (degree committee member.), Wiggins, Casper (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1986.
Subjects:	Auditing > Statistical methods. Distribution (Probability theory) Major accounting. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy