Question: Suppose that a decision maker faced with four decision alternatives and four states of nature develops the following profit payoff table. States of Nature Decision

Suppose that a decision maker faced with four decision alternatives and four states of nature develops the following profit payoff table.
States of Nature
Decision Alternative s1 s2 s3
d1-41021
d2-71428
d33815
d48910
a. Please draw a decision tree to illustrate the decision problem (must have square node, circle nodes and branches).
b. If the decision maker knows nothing about the probabilities of the four states of nature, what is the recommended decision using the optimistic approach? (details are required as the example in lecture notes)?
D1: Max payoff =14
D2: Max payoff =14
D3: Max payoff =28
D4: Max payoff =15
c. What is the recommended decision using the conservative approaches (details are required as the example in lecture notes)?
D1: Min payoff =10
D2: Min payoff =7
D3: Min payoff =15
D4: Min payoff =8
d. What is the recommended decision using minimax regret approaches (details are required as the example in lecture notes)?
D1: Min Payoff =
e. Suppose the decision maker obtained the probability assessments P(s1)=0.10, P(s2)=0.30 and P(s3)=0.60. Use the expected value approach to determine the recommended alternative.

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