Scientists whose work has no clear, practical implications would want to make their decisions considering such things as:
the relative worth of (1) more observations, (2) greater scope of his conceptual model, (3) simplicity, (4) precision of language, (5) accuracy of the probability assignment.
p. 248 as cited in: Douglas, H.E. (2009) Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal - Costs, Utilities, and Values, Sections I and II. (1956)
