The Decision Criterion That Would Be Used by an Optimistic

question 50

Multiple Choice

The decision criterion that would be used by an optimistic decision maker solving a problem under conditions of uncertainty would be the

• A) expected monetary value criterion
• B) equally likely criterion
• C) maximax criterion
• D) maximin criterion
• E) minimin criterion

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