Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
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Foundations of Multiattribute Utility

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Foundations of Multiattribute Utility

About this book

Many of the complex problems faced by decision makers involve uncertainty as well as multiple conflicting objectives. This book provides a complete understanding of the types of objective functions that should be used in multiattribute decision making. By using tools such as preference, value, and utility functions, readers will learn state-of-the-art methods to analyze prospects to guide decision making and will develop a process that guarantees a defensible analysis to rationalize choices. Summarizing and distilling classical techniques and providing extensive coverage of recent advances in the field, the author offers practical guidance on how to make good decisions in the face of uncertainty. This text will appeal to graduate students and practitioners alike in systems engineering, operations research, business, management, government, climate change, energy, and healthcare.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781107150904
eBook ISBN
9781108548687
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
Optimization
Index
Mathematics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Title page
  6. Table of contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Basic structure of the book
  10. How to use this book
  11. Part I Foundations of Preference, Value, and Utility
  12. Part II Making Decisions When There Is No Uncertainty
  13. Part III Decisions with Uncertainty
  14. Part IV Properties of Single-Attribute Utility Functions
  15. Part V Multiattribute Utility Functions without Preference or Value Functions
  16. Part VI Multiattribute Utility Copulas
  17. Appendix A: Composite Functions, Inverse Functions, and Archimedean Combinations
  18. Appendix B: Jensen’s Equality and Inequality
  19. Appendix C: Delta Property for a Discrete Number of Points
  20. Appendix D: Decomposing Discrete Multiattribute Indifference Probability Assessments Using the Utility Tree
  21. Index