“One of the basic axioms of the rational theory of decision under uncertainty is Savage’s (1954) sure-thing principle (STP). It states that if prospect x is preferred to y knowing that Event A ...

Nigeria’s problems have been extensively analyzed, but the solutions proposed and applied to date have been unsuccessful, ineffective and a total failure due to a misdiagnosis of the issues. Applying ...

At Steve Jobs’s private memorial service, attendees received a mysterious box—the Apple founder’s final, handpicked gift for those closest to him. What was in the box? A cherished Apple memento? An ...

About three in five college students experienced some level of basic needs insecurity during the 2024 calendar year, according to survey data from Trellis Strategies. Over half (58 percent) of ...

Abstract: In the field of knowledge representation, negation has been introduced so that practical issues can be modelled more effectively. The negation of probability was first formally determined by ...

1 School of Civil Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China 2 Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China ...

In political polling, when is a “statistical tie" not a statistical tie? How can a small percentage in the polls mean a large difference in the final results? What popular generalizations mask ...

Employees are crucial for the success of an organization, making it important to select the right candidates. Therefore, better human resource (HRM) management is equally fundamental. Effective HRM ...

Jane Kelsey gave evidence (relating to her PhD thesis addressing the development of the 'principles of the Treaty') at the Waitangi Tribunal urgency inquiry on the Treaty Principles Bill. She is a ...

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...