TABLE 17-6
a Student Wanted to Find Out the Optimal

question 14

Short Answer

TABLE 17-6
A student wanted to find out the optimal strategy to study for a Business Statistics exam. He constructed the following payoff table based on the average amount of time he needed to put in every week studying for the course and the degree of difficulty of the exam. From the information that he gathered from students who had taken the course, he concluded that there was a 40% probability that the exam would be easy.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { 16 hours } & 8 \text { hours } & \text { 4 hours } \\\hline \text { Easy Exam } & 40 & 60 & 80 \\\hline \text { Difficult Exam } & 100 & 50 & 0 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Table 17-6, what is the expected value of perfect information?

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Definitions:

Fovea

A small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest, due to the high density of cones, responsible for sharp central vision.

Color Vision

The ability of the visual system to distinguish different wavelengths of light, allowing for the perception of various colors.

Visual Acuity

The clarity or sharpness of vision, often measured by one’s ability to identify letters or numbers at a standardized distance.

Fovea

A small depression in the retina where visual acuity is highest, due to the high concentration of cones.