Opinion Pooling, Hardcover by Elkin, Lee; Pettigrew, Richard, Like New Used, ...

by Lee Elkin, Richard Pettigrew

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Opinion Pooling, Hardcover by Elkin, Lee; Pettigrew, Richard, ISBN 1009494414, ISBN-13 9781009494410, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "Disagreement is a common feature of a social world. For various reasons, however, we sometimes need to resolve a disagreement into a single set of opinions. This can be achieved by pooling the opinions of individuals that make up the group. This Elementprovides an opinionated survey on some ways of pooling opinions: linear pooling, multiplicative pooling (including geometric), and pooling through imprecise probabilities. While this Element gives significant attention to the axiomatic approach in evaluating pooling strategies, it also evaluates them in terms of the epistemic and practical goals they might meet. In doing so, this Element connects opinion pooling to some philosophical problems in social epistemology and the philosophy of action, illuminating different perspectives one might take when figuring out how to pool opinions for a given purpose. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"--

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2025
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781009494410
• Condition: Fine

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