Notes on utility theory

Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 1000-1005

  Barzilai, Jonathan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Mathematical modelling; Measurement theory; PFM; Preference; Preference function modelling; Scale type; Utility theory

Indexed keywords

PFM; PREFERENCE; PREFERENCE FUNCTION MODELING; SCALE TYPE; UTILITY THEORY;

ALGEBRA; DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SET THEORY; VECTORS;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

EID: 15744382235     PISSN: 1062922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSMC.2004.1398435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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