The Payoff Matrix for a Game Is

question 28

Essay

The payoff matrix for a game is
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Find the expected payoff to the row player if the row player R uses the maximin pure strategy and the column player C uses the minimax pure strategy.
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Find the expected payoff to the row player if R uses the maximin strategy 50% of the time and chooses each of the other two rows 25% of the time, while C uses the minimax strategy 60% of the time and chooses each of the other columns 20% of the time.
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Which of these strategies favors the row player?

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