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A Reinterpretation of Davenport's Game Theory Analysis: Brief Communication

Davenport's classic application to anthropology of game theory is reinterpreted so as to separate the mathematics of his model from the criticized game theory interpretation of that mathematics. The reinterpretation implies that the fishing pattern of a certain Jamaican fishing village may be t...

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Published in:	American anthropologist 1974-03, Vol.76 (1), p.65-66
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Subjects:	Arithmetic mean Discussion and Debate Fishing lines Game theory Modeling Net income
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