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The Delphi Method: An Experimental Study of Group Opinion

Norman C. Dalkey

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This report describes the results of an extensive set of experiments conducted at RAND during the spring and summer of 1968 that were concerned with evaluating the effectiveness of the Delphi procedures for formulating group judgments.

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This report describes the results of an extensive set of experiments conducted at RAND during the spring and summer of 1968 that were concerned with evaluating the effectiveness of the Delphi procedures for formulating group judgments.

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This report describes the results of an extensive set of experiments conducted at RAND during the spring and summer of 1968 that were concerned with evaluating the effectiveness of the Delphi procedures for formulating group judgments.

Key concepts: Delphi, Delphi method, Group (periodic table), Set (abstract data type), Spring (device), Operations research, Psychology, Computer science

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