Decision making under uncertainty using imprecise probabilities
Probability
2018-08-10 v1 Methodology
Abstract
Various ways for decision making with imprecise probabilities (admissibility, maximal expected utility, maximality, E-admissibility, -maximax, -maximin, all of which are well-known from the literature) are discussed and compared. We generalize a well-known sufficient condition for existence of optimal decisions. A simple numerical example shows how these criteria can work in practice, and demonstrates their differences. Finally, we suggest an efficient approach to calculate optimal decisions under these decision criteria.
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@article{arxiv.1807.03705,
title = {Decision making under uncertainty using imprecise probabilities},
author = {Matthias C. M. Troffaes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.03705},
year = {2018}
}
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11 pages