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4. Dominant decision A dominant decision is one that has a better payoff than another
decision under each state of nature.
In general, dominated decision alternatives can be removed from the payoff table
and not considered when the various decision-making criteria are applied. This reduces
the complexity of the decision analysis somewhat.However, in our discussions
throughout this chapter of the application of decision criteria, we will leave the
dominated alternative in the payoff table for demonstration purposes.pag 533
5. Equal likelihood criterion The equal likelihood criterion multiplies the decision payoff for
each state of nature by an equal weight
The equal likelihood, or LaPlace, criterion weights each state of nature equally,
thus assuming that the states of nature are equally likely to occur.
Because there are two states of nature in our example, we assign a weight of .50 to
each
one. Next, we multiply these weights by each payoff for each decision Pag 533
Expected opportunity loss is the expected value of the regret for each decision. A decision
criterion closely related to expected value is expected opportunity loss. To use
this criterion, we multiply the probabilities by the regret (i.e., opportunity loss) for each
decision outcome rather than multiplying the decision outcomes by the probabilities of
their occurrence, as we did for expected monetary value. Pag 536
7. Hurwicz criterion. The Hurwicz criterion is a compromise between the maximax and
maximin criteria.
The Hurwicz criterion strikes a compromise between the maximax and maximin
criteria.
The principle underlying this decision criterion is that the decision maker is neither
totally optimistic (as the maximax criterion assumes) nor totally pessimistic (as the
maximin criterion assumes).With the Hurwicz criterion, the decision payoffs are
weighted by a coefficient of optimism, a measure of the decision maker’s optimism.
Pag 532
8. Maximax criterion. The maximax criterion results in the maximum of the maximum
payoffs
With the maximax criterion, the decision maker selects the decision that will result in
the maximum of the maximum payoffs. (In fact, this is how this criterion derives its
name—amaximum of a maximum.) The maximax criterion is very optimistic. The
decision maker
assumes that the most favorable state of nature for each decision alternative will occur.
Thus, for example, using this criterion, the investor would optimistically assume that
good economic conditions will prevail in the future. Pag 529
To facilitate the analysis of these types of decision situations so that the best decisions
result, they are organized into payoff tables. In general, a payoff table is a means of
organizing and illustrating the payoffs from the different decisions, given the various
states of nature in a decision problem. Pag 527
12. Regret
Regret is the difference between the payoff from the best decision and all other decision payoffs Pag
531
13. State of nature: A state of nature is an actual event that may occur in the future. A
decision-making situation includes several components—the decisions themselves and
the actual events that may occur in the future, known as states of nature. At the time
a decision is made, the decision maker is uncertain which states of nature will occur in
the
future and has no control over them. Pag 527
A decision tree is a diagramconsisting of square decision nodes, circle probability nodes, and
branches representing
decision alternatives
Decision Trees
Another useful technique for analyzing a decision situation is using a decision tree. A
decision tree is a graphical diagram consisting of nodes and branches. In a decision tree
the user computes the expected value of each outcome and makes a decision based on
these
expected values. The primary benefit of a decision tree is that it provides an illustration
(or picture) of the decision-making process. This makes it easier to correctly compute
the necessary expected values and to understand the process of making the decision.
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15. Probability
A conditional probability is the probability that an event will occur, given that another event has
already occurred