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As its title announces, this volume consists of a collection of papers, each one of which reflects upon one or more contributions Ward Edwards has made to the study of probabilistic inference and choice. I was very pleased when asked to provide an introduction that would contain some reflections about Ward himself. My credential for performing this task includes an association with Ward that goes back 35 years. I was also honored by this request since there are others, some of whom aie contributors to this volume, whose association with Ward goes back at least as long. In another contribution to this volume, I reflect upon the benign influence Ward has always had on my own research. I have seen Ward at various times as a mentor and always as a colleague and friend. Though we have disagreed about various research issues, not one cross word has ever passed between us in all these years. Our arguments about research and other matters have always ended with the two of us dissolving in laughter. I mention these things to alert the reader to the fact that I would not know how to write a dispassionate account of Ward’s background, interests, and accomplishments.
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Schum, D.A. (1999). Some Reflections on Ward Edwards. In: Shanteau, J., Mellers, B.A., Schum, D.A. (eds) Decision Science and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5089-1_23
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