Book contents
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Basic Structure of the Book
- How to Use This Book
- Part I Foundations of Preference, Value, and Utility
- Chapter 1 Preference, Value, and Utility
- Chapter 2 Foundations of Expected Utility
- Chapter 3 Some Flawed Methods of Decision-Making
- Part II Making Decisions When There Is No Uncertainty
- Part III Decisions with Uncertainty: Utility Functions Using Preference or Value Functions
- Part IV Properties of Single-Attribute Utility Functions
- Part V Multiattribute Utility Functions without Preference or Value Functions
- Part VI Multiattribute Utility Copulas
- Book part
- Index
- References
Chapter 3 - Some Flawed Methods of Decision-Making
from Part I - Foundations of Preference, Value, and Utility
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2018
Book contents
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Basic Structure of the Book
- How to Use This Book
- Part I Foundations of Preference, Value, and Utility
- Chapter 1 Preference, Value, and Utility
- Chapter 2 Foundations of Expected Utility
- Chapter 3 Some Flawed Methods of Decision-Making
- Part II Making Decisions When There Is No Uncertainty
- Part III Decisions with Uncertainty: Utility Functions Using Preference or Value Functions
- Part IV Properties of Single-Attribute Utility Functions
- Part V Multiattribute Utility Functions without Preference or Value Functions
- Part VI Multiattribute Utility Copulas
- Book part
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility , pp. 35 - 46Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
References
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Additional Readings
Howard, R. A. 1992. In praise of the old time religion. In Edwards, W., ed. Utility Theories: Measurements and Applications. Kluwer, Boston, pp. 27–55.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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