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EXPECTED UTILITY [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
- Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mandatory vaccination
1, record 1, English, mandatory%20vaccination
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mandatory vaccination, including for COVID-19, can be ethically justified if the threat to public health is grave, the confidence in safety and effectiveness is high, the expected utility of mandatory vaccination is greater than the alternatives, and the penalties or costs for non-compliance are proportionate. 2, record 1, English, - mandatory%20vaccination
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
- Hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vaccination obligatoire
1, record 1, French, vaccination%20obligatoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
- Higiene y Salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vacunación obligatoria
1, record 1, Spanish, vacunaci%C3%B3n%20obligatoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"En vista de la compleja situación epidemiológica, la jefa de Sanidad de la ciudad de Moscú decretó hoy la vacunación obligatoria de los empleados de los sectores de servicios" [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - vacunaci%C3%B3n%20obligatoria
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-10-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unitary result
1, record 2, English, unitary%20result
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where the combination leads to a new unitary result or one that is different from what the person skilled in the art would have expected the combination to be suitable for, the utility of the combination to produce that result must necessarily be established. 1, record 2, English, - unitary%20result
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résultat unitaire
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sultat%20unitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque la combinaison mène à un résultat unitaire nouveau ou qui diffère de celui auquel la personne versée dans l’art se serait attendu, l’utilité de la combinaison pour produire ce résultat doit nécessairement être établie. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9sultat%20unitaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-02-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- healthy-year equivalent
1, record 3, English, healthy%2Dyear%20equivalent
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- HYE 1, record 3, English, HYE
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- healthy year equivalent 2, record 3, English, healthy%20year%20equivalent
correct
- HYE 2, record 3, English, HYE
correct
- HYE 2, record 3, English, HYE
- healthy-years equivalent 3, record 3, English, healthy%2Dyears%20equivalent
correct, standardized
- HYE 4, record 3, English, HYE
correct, standardized
- HYE 4, record 3, English, HYE
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The hypothetical number of years spent in perfect health which could be considered equivalent to the actual number of years spent in a defined imperfect state of health. 3, record 3, English, - healthy%2Dyear%20equivalent
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To overcome the shortcomings of the QALY [quality-adjusted life year]... propose a measure which does not constrain the relationship between quality and quantity and claim that it truly reflects a person's preferences over quantity and quality of life while retaining the intuitive appeal of the concept of the year in full health.... it is more consistent with EUT [expected utility theory] and hence with individuals’ preferences. To distinguish it from the QALY they have named their new measure the healthy year equivalent(HYE). It involves the valuation of whole health profiles, which vary in terms of the sequence and duration of health states. This is a more general measure of preferences than the QALY since it makes fewer assumptions. 5, record 3, English, - healthy%2Dyear%20equivalent
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
healthy-years equivalent; HYE: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 6, record 3, English, - healthy%2Dyear%20equivalent
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- équivalent d'années en bonne santé
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9quivalent%20d%27ann%C3%A9es%20en%20bonne%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre hypothétique d’années en parfaite santé qui pourrait être considéré comme l’équivalent du nombre réel d’années passées dans un état de santé imparfait déterminé. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quivalent%20d%27ann%C3%A9es%20en%20bonne%20sant%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système QALY [quality-adjusted life year] est la méthode la plus utilisée pour la mesure tant de la qualité que de la quantité de vie, mais il en existe d'autres : deux des mieux connus se nomment : équivalent d'années en bonne santé [...] et équivalent de vie sauvée chez un jeune [...] 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quivalent%20d%27ann%C3%A9es%20en%20bonne%20sant%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
équivalent d'années en bonne santé : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quivalent%20d%27ann%C3%A9es%20en%20bonne%20sant%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-01-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Methods
- Probability (Statistics)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- standard gamble
1, record 4, English, standard%20gamble
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- SG 2, record 4, English, SG
correct, standardized
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of directly measuring the utility of a health status, founded on the fundamental von Neumann-Morgenstern axioms of expected utility theory. 1, record 4, English, - standard%20gamble
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A utility score is obtained by estimating the probabilities that a person who is asked to compare two options, one uncertain (the gamble), the other certain, will not prefer one over the over. 1, record 4, English, - standard%20gamble
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
standard gamble: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 4, English, - standard%20gamble
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes de recherche scientifique
- Probabilités (Statistique)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pari standard
1, record 4, French, pari%20standard
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- loterie 1, record 4, French, loterie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode permettant de mesurer directement l’utilité d’un état de santé, fondée sur les axiomes fondamentaux de la théorie de l’utilité de von Neumann-Morgenstern. 1, record 4, French, - pari%20standard
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On obtient un score d’utilité en estimant les probabilités qu’une personne à qui l’on demande de comparer deux options, l’une incertaine (le pari) et l’autre certaine, n’ait pas de préférence pour l’une ou l’autre des options. 1, record 4, French, - pari%20standard
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pari standard; loterie : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 2, record 4, French, - pari%20standard
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-04-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- standard gamble elicitation method
1, record 5, English, standard%20gamble%20elicitation%20method
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The standard gamble elicitation method is an application of expected utility theory. 1, record 5, English, - standard%20gamble%20elicitation%20method
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- méthode du pari standard
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9thode%20du%20pari%20standard
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- optimal monetary policy
1, record 6, English, optimal%20monetary%20policy
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An optimal monetary policy would be one that maximizes expected utility. But, recent literature on the analysis of monetary policy in sticky-price DGE [dynamicgeneral equilibrium] models has developed a more direct approach to the formulation of monetary policy objective functions. Goodfriend and King point out that, leaving out issues related to the Friedman rule(or, equivalently, assuming positive nominal interest rates), an optimal monetary policy should stabilize the markup of prices over marginal costs(real marginal cost). 1, record 6, English, - optimal%20monetary%20policy
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- politique monétaire optimale
1, record 6, French, politique%20mon%C3%A9taire%20optimale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La politique monétaire optimale est alors celle qui maximise l'espérance mathématique de cette utilité. Mais des auteurs ayant analysé récemment la politique monétaire au moyen de modèles ynamiques d'équilibre général à prix rigides ont élaboré une approche plus directe pour la formulation de la fonction objectif de la politique monétaire. Goodfriend et King soutiennent qu'abstraction faite des problèmes découlant de la règle de Friedman (en d'autres termes, si l'on suppose des taux d'intérêt nominaux positifs), la politique monétaire optimale devrait viser à stabiliser la marge qui est ajoutée au coût marginal (réel) pour obtenir le prix de vente [...] 1, record 6, French, - politique%20mon%C3%A9taire%20optimale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-08-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Decision-Making Process
- Economic Planning
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- expected utility
1, record 7, English, expected%20utility
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the utility of some object to you is different from its price, then surely your behavior should attempt to maximize not expected value in dollars but expected utility. 2, record 7, English, - expected%20utility
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The subjective probability approach... leads to the same decision rule... : choose the project with the highest expected utility. 3, record 7, English, - expected%20utility
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Processus décisionnel
- Planification économique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- espérance d'utilité
1, record 7, French, esp%C3%A9rance%20d%27utilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les choix ouverts sont [...] classés d'après leur espérance d'utilité [...] Cette approche intuitive peut se formaliser : von Neuman a montré que, si on imposait à un critère de choix entre des loteries certains axiomes, d'apparence naturelle, celui-ci [sic] revenait à fonder les choix sur l'espérance mathématique d'une certaine fonction d'utilité des gains. 2, record 7, French, - esp%C3%A9rance%20d%27utilit%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Proceso de adopción de decisiones
- Planificación económica
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- utilidad esperada
1, record 7, Spanish, utilidad%20esperada
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Medida del bienestar que posiblemente pueda obtener un consumidor a partir del rendimiento incierto de beneficios de un activo que posea. 1, record 7, Spanish, - utilidad%20esperada
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-02-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- von Neumann-Morgenstern utility theory 1, record 8, English, von%20Neumann%2DMorgenstern%20utility%20theory
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An axiomatic extension of the ordinal concept of utility to uncertain payoffs. An agent possesses a von Neumann-Morgenstern utility function if she ranks uncertain payoffs according to(higher) expected value of her utility of the individual outcomes that may occur. 1, record 8, English, - von%20Neumann%2DMorgenstern%20utility%20theory
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- théorie de l'espérance d'utilité de von Neumann et Morgenstern
1, record 8, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%27esp%C3%A9rance%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20de%20von%20Neumann%20et%20Morgenstern
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le troisième chapitre expose la théorie de l'espérance d'utilité de von Neumann et Morgenstern en se basant sur le traitement de Hernstein et Milnor (1953), étudie la notion d'aversion au risque (Pratt, 1964) et expose la théorie des choix en environnement non probabilisé de Anscombe et Aumann (1961). 2, record 8, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%27esp%C3%A9rance%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20de%20von%20Neumann%20et%20Morgenstern
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-02-22
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- subjective expected utility model 1, record 9, English, subjective%20expected%20utility%20model
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Existing equilibrium concepts for games make use of the subjective expected utility model axiomatized by Savage(1954) to represent players’ preferences. Accordingly, each player's beliefs about the strategies played by opponents are represented by a probability measure. 1, record 9, English, - subjective%20expected%20utility%20model
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- modèle d'espérance d'utilité subjective
1, record 9, French, mod%C3%A8le%20d%27esp%C3%A9rance%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20subjective
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1982-06-03
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Econometrics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- subjective expected utility 1, record 10, English, subjective%20expected%20utility
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Économétrie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- utilité attendue
1, record 10, French, utilit%C3%A9%20attendue
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit de l'utilité et de la probabilité subjective de son occurrence (Bayes, 1963; von Neumann, Morgenstern). 1, record 10, French, - utilit%C3%A9%20attendue
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le concept d'utilité attendue est à la base de la théorie moderne de l'espérance subjective de l'utilité (ESU). 1, record 10, French, - utilit%C3%A9%20attendue
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1980-01-07
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Decision-Making Process
- Economic Planning
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- certainty equivalent
1, record 11, English, certainty%20equivalent
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The point at which the individual is indifferent between a return that is certain and a return which has risk associated with it. 2, record 11, English, - certainty%20equivalent
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The sum of probabilities times expected values each weighed by its price or utility is the certainty equivalent. The present certainty equivalent value is the analogue under uncertainty of the present value in a world of perfect certainty-it is what planners ought to maximize. 3, record 11, English, - certainty%20equivalent
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Processus décisionnel
- Planification économique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- équivalent certain
1, record 11, French, %C3%A9quivalent%20certain
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque l'équivalent certain d'une loterie est supérieur à son espérance de gain on parle de préférence pour le risque, et de neutralité s'il lui est égal. 2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9quivalent%20certain
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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