William R. Ferrell

Professor Emeritus

• B.A.,English Literature (honors), Swarthmore College
• S.B., Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T.
• S.M., Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T.
• M.E., Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T.
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T.

Modeling and measuring human performance in information processing tasks such as probability assessment, decision making, diagnosis, and inspection; design of methods and systems to augment human performance as in expert systems and responsive computer interfaces.

Departmental editor for judgemental and probabilistic methods for the Journal of Forecastng

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

1. Ferrell, W.R., Hillman, B.J., Brewer, M.L., Amendola, M.A. and Thornbury, J.R., "Mathematical and Sequential Consultative Methods in Diagnosing Renal Massess on Excretory Urograms," Investigative Radiology, 24, 456-462, 1989.

2. Ferrell, W.R., Knight, L.W., and Koeneman, J., "Preliminary Test and Evaluation of Datahand, a Keyboard Alternative Designed to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders and to Improve Performance," Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety IV, London: Taylor and Francis, 1992.

3. Ferrell, W.R., "Discrete Subjective Probabilities and Decision Analysis: Elicitation, Calibration and Combination," in Wright, G. and Ayton, P., Subjective Probability, New York: Plenum, 1994, 411-451.

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