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BIENESTAR CONSUMIDOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decision-Making Process
- Economic Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- expected utility
1, record 1, English, expected%20utility
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - expected%20utility
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - expected%20utility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Processus décisionnel
- Planification économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espérance d'utilité
1, record 1, French, esp%C3%A9rance%20d%27utilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - esp%C3%A9rance%20d%27utilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Proceso de adopción de decisiones
- Planificación económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- utilidad esperada
1, record 1, Spanish, utilidad%20esperada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - utilidad%20esperada
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