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The foundations of decision theory: An intuitive, operational approach with mathematical extensions

A. F. M. SmithJosé M. BernardoJuan Ferrándiz

subject

Decision engineeringManagement scienceDecision theoryEvidential reasoning approachGeneral Social SciencesGeneral Decision SciencesDecision ruleComputer Science ApplicationsArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Developmental and Educational PsychologyInfluence diagramCausal decision theoryGeneral Economics Econometrics and FinanceApplied PsychologyAxiomMathematicsDecision analysis

description

A new axiomatic basis for the foundations of decision theory is introduced and its mathematical development outlined. The system combines direct intuitive operational appeal with considerable structural flexibility in the resulting mathematical framework.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00132439