• A Bayesian hierarchical model of lexicographic choice 

    Park, Sanghyuk (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
    I present a lexicographic, threshold-based model of choice used to evaluate decision makers' preferences among risky alternatives. Using a hierarchical Bayesian frame-work, this model is able to account for observed ...
  • Predicting predictive accuracy : 

    Brown, Nicholas Robert (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] It is has been established that alternative weighting schemes to Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression can produce accurate predictions in both ...
  • Stability of risk attitude across choice contexts and frames 

    Brown, Nicholas Robert (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
    We report the results of the large-scale study of risk attitude demonstrating substantial heterogeneity both between and within decision makers across three risky choice contexts: financial, mortality and climate change. ...