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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
45
Citations
23060
World Ranking
3725
National Ranking
1780

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • 1996 - APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1995 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute
  • Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute
  • Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute

Overview

Ward Edwards was affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. The available data does not include specific details on their recent papers, co-authors, or publication venues. There is also no available information on book publications or detailed subfields and main fields of study associated with their research.

Throughout their career, Ward Edwards received several recognitions in related academic communities.

  • Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 2004
  • APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1996
  • James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science, 1995
  • Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute (year unspecified)

These awards indicate engagement with psychological science and decision sciences, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach within these domains.

Ward Edwards's scholarly influence is recognized despite the absence of detailed bibliometric data here. Their affiliations and awards signal contributions to fields connecting psychology, operations research, and decision sciences. However, no explicit records of topics, specific publications, or collaborations are provided currently.

The scientist is deceased, and this profile reflects an overview of the available factual data associated with their academic career and acknowledgments.

Best Publications

  • Decision analysis and behavioral research

    D. Von Winterfeldt;W. Edwards

  • The theory of decision making.

    Ward Edwards

  • Bayesian statistical inference for psychological research.

    Ward Edwards;Harold Lindman;Leonard J. Savage

  • SMARTS and SMARTER: Improved Simple Methods for Multiattribute Utility Measurement

    Ward Edwards;F.Hutton Barron

  • How to Use Multiattribute Utility Measurement for Social Decisionmaking

    Ward Edwards

  • Behavioral decision theory.

    Edwards W

  • Conservatism in a simple probability inference task.

    Lawrence D. Phillips;Ward Edwards

  • A comparison of weight approximation techniques in multiattribute utility decision making

    William G. Stillwell;David A. Seaver;Ward Edwards

  • Subjective probabilities inferred from decisions.

    Ward Edwards

  • Optimal strategies for seeking information: Models for statistics, choice reaction times, and human information processing ☆

    Ward Edwards;Ward Edwards

  • The prediction of decisions among bets.

    Ward Edwards

  • Advances in decision analysis : from foundations to applications

    Ward Edwards;Ralph F. Jr. Miles;Detlof von Winterfeldt

  • Probability-preferences in gambling.

    Ward Edwards

  • Probability Learning in 1000 Trials

    W. Edwards

  • Hailfinder: A Bayesian system for forecasting severe weather☆

    Bruce Abramson;John Brown;Ward Edwards;Allan Murphy

  • Conservatism in Complex Probabilistic Inference

    L.D. Phillips;W.L. Hays;W. Edwards

  • Probabilistic Information Processing Systems: Design and Evaluation

    Ward Edwards;Lawrence D. Phillips;William L. Hays;Barbara C. Goodman

  • Costs and payoffs in perceptual research.

    Detlof von Winterfeldt;Ward Edwards

  • Probability-preferences among bets with differing expected values.

    Ward Edwards

  • Public values in risk debates

    Ward Edwards;Detlof von Winterfeldt

  • MULTIATTRIBUTE EVALUATION

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlof von Winterfeldt
Detlof von Winterfeldt University of Southern California
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Richard S. John University of Southern California
Amos Tversky
Amos Tversky Stanford University
Robert L. Winkler
Robert L. Winkler Duke University
Paul Slovic
Paul Slovic University of Oregon
James Shanteau
James Shanteau Kansas State University
Edwin G. Boring
Edwin G. Boring Harvard University
Sarah Lichtenstein
Sarah Lichtenstein Oregon Research Institute
Robyn M. Dawes
Robyn M. Dawes Carnegie Mellon University
David H. Gustafson
David H. Gustafson University of Wisconsin–Madison

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