A Decision Criterion Which Weights the Payoff for Each Decision

question 13

Multiple Choice

A decision criterion which weights the payoff for each decision by its probability of occurrence is the

• A) payoff criterion.
• B) expected value criterion.
• C) decision strategy.
• D) expected value of perfect information criterion.

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Definitions:

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