A Payoff Table Is Given As AWhat Decision Should Be Made by the Optimistic Decision Maker

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Essay

A payoff table is given as $$\begin{array} { c | r r r } & & { \text { State of Nature } } \\\text { Decision } & \mathrm { s } _ { 1 } & \mathrm {~s} _ { 2 } & \mathrm {~s} _ { 3 } \\\hline d_{1} & 10 & 8 & 6 \\d_{2} & 14 & 15 & 2 \\d_{3} & 7 & 8 & 9\end{array}$$
a.What decision should be made by the optimistic decision maker?
b.What decision should be made by the conservative decision maker?
c.What decision should be made under minimax regret?
d.If the probabilities of s₁, s₂, and s₃ are .2, .4, and .4, respectively, then what decision should be made under expected value?
e.What is the EVPI?

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Definitions:

Tuition

The fee charged for instruction, typically at an educational institution like a university or college.

Opportunity Cost

The worth of the best option given up because of a choice made.

Dollar Terms

Financial transactions or economic measurements that are denominated in the U.S. dollar currency.

Opportunity Cost

Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative foregone as the result of making a decision, essentially what you give up to get something else.