Recall the Kim Brown investment example in Lecture 5, which has this payoff table: States of...

 

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Recall the Kim Brown investment example in Lecture 5, which has this payoff table: States of Nature Small rise Decision Gold Bond Stock C/D Large rise -100 250 500 60 100 200 250 60 No change Small fall 300 -100 -200 60 200 150 100 60 Large fall 0 -150 -600 60 Find the best choice for the following types of decision makers: a) For a very pessimistic decision maker. b) For a decision maker who is neither optimistic nor pessimistic. c) For a slightly optimistic decision maker with a = 0.6. For each approach, show the payoff table, including the criterion, and show how you calculated the best alternative. Recall the Kim Brown investment example in Lecture 5, which has this payoff table: States of Nature Small rise Decision Gold Bond Stock C/D Large rise -100 250 500 60 100 200 250 60 No change Small fall 300 -100 -200 60 200 150 100 60 Large fall 0 -150 -600 60 Find the best choice for the following types of decision makers: a) For a very pessimistic decision maker. b) For a decision maker who is neither optimistic nor pessimistic. c) For a slightly optimistic decision maker with a = 0.6. For each approach, show the payoff table, including the criterion, and show how you calculated the best alternative.

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