Which of the Following Is a Drawback of the Maximax

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a drawback of the maximax criterion?

• A)It ignores the payoffs associated with the "high demand" state of nature.
• B)It ignores the payoffs associated with the "low demand" state of nature.
• C)It is not a good method to use when the states of nature are not equally probable.
• D)It ignores the maximum payoff that could be realized if the decision maker were a risk taker.

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Definitions:

Control Chart

A graphical tool used in process control to display how a process changes over time, highlighting whether the process stays within predetermined control limits.

Sample Means

The arithmetic average of a set of values or observations, derived from a subset of a larger population.

Control Limits

The boundaries of acceptable variation in a process, used in statistical process control charts.

Chance Variation

The unpredictable fluctuations or differences that are observed in different samples from the same population, even under the same conditions.