Consider the Following Decision Table with Rewards in $ Millions

question 76

Multiple Choice

Consider the following decision table with rewards in $ millions. $\begin{array}{r}\text { State of Nature }\\(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline\text { Decision Alternatives } & S_{1} & S_{2} & S_{3} \\\hline d_{1} & -1 & 2 & 8 \\\hline d_{2} & -3 &6.5 & 5 \\\hline d_{3} & -0.5 & 0.75 & 1 \\\hline d_{4} & 0 & 0 & 0 \\\hline d_{5} & -1 & -1 & -1\\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
If you are using Hurwicz and decide d₂, then $\alpha$ is ______.

• A)undetermined; there is not enough information to find the answer
• B)unfeasible; there is no value of \(\alpha\)that would make you choose d₂
• C)larger than 0.4
• D)less than 0.4
• E)less than 0.67

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Definitions:

Parameter

A numerical characteristic or measure of a population, such as its mean or variance, which is often estimated using sample data.

Population

The entire aggregation of items or individuals from which samples can be drawn for statistical analysis.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information available to estimate another piece of information or the parameter of a distribution.

Paired Differences

Refers to the differences between paired observations in a sample, often used in statistical tests to analyze changes or effects in repeated measurements.