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Betsy Pitzer makes decisions according to Bayes' decision rule. For her current problem, Betsy has constructed the following payoff table (in units of dollars): Alternative A₁ A₂ A3 Prior probability S₂₁ 50 0 20 0.5 State of Nature $₂ 100 10 40 0.3 (a) Which alternative should Betsy choose? (b) Find EVPI. (c) What is the most that Betsy should consider paying to obtain more information about which state of nature will occur? $3 -100 -10 -40 0.2

Betsy Pitzer makes decisions according to Bayes' decision rule. For her current problem, Betsy has constructed the following payoff table (in units of dollars): Alternative A₁ A₂ A3 Prior probability S₂₁ 50 0 20 0.5 State of Nature $₂ 100 10 40 0.3 (a) Which alternative should Betsy choose? (b) Find EVPI. (c) What is the most that Betsy should consider paying to obtain more information about which state of nature will occur? $3 -100 -10 -40 0.2

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Betsy Pitzer makes decisions according to Bayes' decision rule. For her current problem, Betsy has constructed the following payoff table (in units of dollars): Alternative A₁ A₂ A3 Prior probability S₁ 50 0 20 0.5 State of Nature $₂ 100 10 40 0.3 (a) Which alternative should Betsy choose? (b) Find EVPI. (c) What is the most that Betsy should consider paying to obtain more information about which state of nature will occur? $3 -100 -10 -40 0.2
Transcribed Image Text:Betsy Pitzer makes decisions according to Bayes' decision rule. For her current problem, Betsy has constructed the following payoff table (in units of dollars): Alternative A₁ A₂ A3 Prior probability S₁ 50 0 20 0.5 State of Nature $₂ 100 10 40 0.3 (a) Which alternative should Betsy choose? (b) Find EVPI. (c) What is the most that Betsy should consider paying to obtain more information about which state of nature will occur? $3 -100 -10 -40 0.2
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