A Decision Fork with Payoffs Given for Each Branch Is

question 38

Multiple Choice

A decision fork with payoffs given for each branch is assigned a value based on:

• A) the highest-payoff branch.
• B) the lowest-payoff branch.
• C) an average of the highest- and lowest-payoff branches.
• D) an evenly weighted average of all payoff branches.
• E) a probability weighted average of all payoff branches.

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Definitions:

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