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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, Γ\Gamma-maximax, Γ\Gamma-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

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