The Expected Net Gain of Sampling Equals the Expected ________

question 48

Multiple Choice

The expected net gain of sampling equals the expected ________ minus the cost of sampling.

• A) payoff of sampling
• B) payoff of no sampling
• C) value of sample information
• D) value of perfect information
• E) utility

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Definitions:

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