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Decision Space Paul Weirich (University of Missouri, Columbia)

Decision Space By Paul Weirich (University of Missouri, Columbia)

Summary

In Decision Space: Multidimensional Utility Analysis, first published in 2001, Paul Weirich increases the power and versatility of utility analysis and in the process advances decision theory. Combining traditional and novel methods of option evaluation into one systematic method, multidimensional utility analysis is a valuable tool in decision theory.

Decision Space Summary

Decision Space: Multidimensional Utility Analysis by Paul Weirich (University of Missouri, Columbia)

In Decision Space: Multidimensional Utility Analysis, first published in 2001, Paul Weirich increases the power and versatility of utility analysis and in the process advances decision theory. Combining traditional and novel methods of option evaluation into one systematic method of analysis, multidimensional utility analysis is a valuable tool. It provides formulations of important decision principles, such as the principle to maximize expected utility; enriches decision theory in solving recalcitrant decision problems; and provides in particular for the cases in which an expert must make a decision for a group of people. The multiple dimensions of this analysis create a decision space broad enough to accommodate all factors affecting an option's utility. The book will be of interest to advanced students and professionals working in the subject of decision theory, as well as to economists and other social scientists.

Decision Space Reviews

Paul Weirich has written an ambitious book that deserves the serious attention of anyone interested in rational choice theory... an important and welcome contribution to the literature... Ethics

Table of Contents

List of figures; Preface; 1. Objectives and methods; 2. Intrinsic utility analysis; 3. Expected utility analysis; 4. Expected utility's promotion; 5. Two-dimensional utility analysis; 6. Group utility analysis; 7. Application to trustee decisions; 8. Power and versatility; Appendix: consistency of calculations of utilities; References; Index.

Additional information

NPB9780521800099
9780521800099
0521800099
Decision Space: Multidimensional Utility Analysis by Paul Weirich (University of Missouri, Columbia)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2001-08-27
288
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