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The excess formulations and related results for the normalized Banzhaf index and the Shapley value

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By applying excess functions, we propose alternative formulations and related dynamic processes for the normalized Banzhaf index and the Shapley value, respectively.

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  1. The foundation of a dynamic theory was laid by Stearns (1968).

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Correspondence to Yu-Hsien Liao.

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The author is grateful to the editor, the associate editor and the anonymous referees for very helpful suggestions and comments.

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Liao, YH. The excess formulations and related results for the normalized Banzhaf index and the Shapley value. TOP 24, 233–241 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11750-015-0389-5

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