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August, 1986 The Axioms of Subjective Probability
Peter C. Fishburn
Statist. Sci. 1(3): 335-345 (August, 1986). DOI: 10.1214/ss/1177013611

Abstract

This survey recounts contributions to the axiomatic foundations of subjective probability from the pioneering era of Ramsey, de Finetti, Savage, and Koopman to the mid-1980's. It is designed to be accessible to readers who have little prior acquaintance with axiomatics. At the same time, it provides a fairly complete picture of the present state of the measurement-theoretic foundations of subjective probability.

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Peter C. Fishburn. "The Axioms of Subjective Probability." Statist. Sci. 1 (3) 335 - 345, August, 1986. https://doi.org/10.1214/ss/1177013611

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Published: August, 1986
First available in Project Euclid: 19 April 2007

zbMATH: 0604.60004
MathSciNet: MR858514
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/ss/1177013611

Keywords: Additivity , Axioms for comparative probability , countable additivity , numerical representations

Rights: Copyright © 1986 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.1 • No. 3 • August, 1986
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