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6.1 Introduction to Decision Analysis
• Payoff Tables
– Payoff table analysis can be applied when:
• There is a finite set of discrete decision alternatives.
• The outcome of a decision is a function of a single future event.
– In a Payoff table -
• The rows correspond to the possible decision alternatives.
• The columns correspond to the possible future events.
• Events (states of nature) are mutually exclusive and collectively
exhaustive.
• The table entries are the payoffs.
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TOM BROWN INVESTMENT DECISION
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TOM BROWN
• The return on each investment depends on the
(uncertain) market behavior during the year.
• Tom would build a payoff table to help make the
investment decision
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TOM BROWN - Solution
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The Payoff Table
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Decision Making Under Uncertainty -
The Maximin Criterion
• This criterion is based on the worst-case scenario.
– It fits both a pessimistic and a conservative decision
maker’s styles.
– A pessimistic decision maker believes that the worst
possible result will always occur.
– A conservative decision maker wishes to ensure a
guaranteed minimum possible payoff.
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TOM BROWN - The Maximin Criterion
=MAX(H4:H7)
=MIN(B4:F4)
Drag to H7
* FALSE is the range lookup argument in
the VLOOKUP function in cell B11 since the =VLOOKUP(MAX(H4:H7),H4:I7,2,FALSE
values in column H are not in ascending )
order
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The Maximin Criterion - spreadsheet
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Cell I4 (hidden)=A4
Drag to I7
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Decision Making Under Uncertainty -
The Minimax Regret Criterion
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Decision Making Under Uncertainty -
The Minimax Regret Criterion
• The Minimax Regret Criterion
– To find an optimal decision, for each state of nature:
• Determine the best payoff over all decisions.
• Calculate the regret for each decision alternative as the
difference between its payoff value and this best payoff
value.
– For each decision find the maximum regret over all
states of nature.
– Select the decision alternative that has the minimum of
these “maximum regrets.”
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Decision Making Under Uncertainty -
The Maximax Criterion
• This criterion is based on the best possible scenario.
It fits both an optimistic and an aggressive decision maker.
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TOM BROWN - The Maximax Criterion
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The Maximax Criterion Maximum
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Decision Large rise Small rise No change Small fall Largecisfall Payoff
Gold -100 100 200 300 0 ion 300
Bond 250 200 150 -100 -150 200
Stock 500 250 100 -200 -600 500
C/D 60 60 60 60 60 60
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Decision Making Under Uncertainty - The
Principle of Insufficient Reason
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TOM BROWN - Insufficient Reason
• Sum of Payoffs
– Gold 600 Dollars
– Bond 350 Dollars
– Stock 50 Dollars
– C/D 300 Dollars
• Based on this criterion the optimal decision
alternative is to invest in gold.
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Decision Making Under Uncertainty –
Spreadsheet template
Payoff Table
RESULTS
Criteria Decision Payoff
Maximin C/D Account 60
Minimax Regret Bond 400
Maximax Stock 500
Insufficient Reason Gold 100
EV Bond 130
EVPI 141 25
Decision Making Under Risk
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Decision Making Under Risk –
The Expected Value Criterion
• For each decision calculate the expected payoff
as follows:
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TOM BROWN - The Expected Value Criterion
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The Expected Value Criterion l deci Expected
sion
Decision Large rise Small rise No change Small fall Large fall Value
Gold -100 100 200 300 0 100
Bond 250 200 150 -100 -150 130
Stock 500 250 100 -200 -600 125
C/D 60 60 60 60 60 60
Prior Prob. 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
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When to use the expected value approach
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The Expected Value Criterion - spreadsheet
Cell H4 (hidden) = A4
Drag to H7
=SUMPRODUCT(B4:F4,$B$8:$F$8)
Drag to G7
=MAX(G4:G7)
=VLOOKUP(MAX(G4:G7),G4:H7,2,FALSE)
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6.4 Expected Value of Perfect Information
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TOM BROWN - EVPI
If it were known with certainty that there will be a “Large Rise” in the market
The-100
Expected Value of Perfect Information
Decision Large
Largerise
rise Small rise No change Small fall Large fall
Gold 250
-100 100 200 300 0
Bond 250 200 150 -100 -150
Stock
Stock 500500 250 100 -200 -600
C/D 60 60 60 60 60
Probab. 60 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
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TOM BROWN - EVPI
The-100
Expected Value of Perfect Information
Decision Large rise Small rise No change Small fall Large fall
Gold 250
-100 100 200 300 0
Bond 250 200 150 -100 -150
Stock 500
500 250 100 -200 -600
C/D 60 60 60 60 60
Probab. 600.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
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Posterior (revised) Probabilities
spreadsheet template
Bayesian
BayesianAnalysis
Analysis
Indicator
Indicator11 Indicator
Indicator22
States
States Prior
Prior Conditional
Conditional Joint
Joint Posterior
Posterior States
States Prior
Prior Conditional
Conditional Joint
Joint Posterior
Posterior
ofofNature Probabilities Probabilities Probabilities Probabilites
Nature Probabilities Probabilities Probabilities Probabilites ofofNature Probabilities Probabilities Probabilities Probabilites
Nature Probabilities Probabilities Probabilities Probabilites
Large
LargeRise
Rise 0.2
0.2 0.8
0.8 0.16
0.16 0.286
0.286 Large
LargeRise
Rise 0.2
0.2 0.2
0.2 0.04
0.04 0.091
0.091
Small Rise
Small Rise 0.3
0.3 0.7
0.7 0.21
0.21 0.375
0.375 Small Rise
Small Rise 0.3
0.3 0.3
0.3 0.09
0.09 0.205
0.205
No Change
No Change 0.3
0.3 0.5
0.5 0.15
0.15 0.268
0.268 No Change
No Change 0.3
0.3 0.5
0.5 0.15
0.15 0.341
0.341
Small Fall
Small Fall 0.1
0.1 0.4
0.4 0.04
0.04 0.071
0.071 Small Fall
Small Fall 0.1
0.1 0.6
0.6 0.06
0.06 0.136
0.136
Large Fall
Large Fall 0.1
0.1 00 00 0.000
0.000 Large Fall
Large Fall 0.1
0.1 11 0.1
0.1 0.227
0.227
s6
s6 00 00 0.000
0.000 s6
s6 00 00 0.000
0.000
s7
s7 00 00 0.000
0.000 s7
s7 00 00 0.000
0.000
s8
s8 00 00 0.000
0.000 s8
s8 00 00 0.000
0.000
P(Indicator 1)
P(Indicator 1) 0.56
0.56 P(Indicator 2)
P(Indicator 2) 0.44
0.44
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Expected Value of Sample Information
EVSI
• This is the expected gain from making decisions
based on Sample Information.
• Revise the expected return for each decision using
the posterior probabilities as follows:
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TOM BROWN – Conditional Expected Values
The revised probabilities payoff table
Decision Large rise Small rise No change Small fall Large fall
Gold -100 100 200 300 0
Bond 250 200 150 -100 -150
Stock 500 250 100 -200 -600
C/D 60 60 60 60 60
P(State|Positive) 0.286 0.375 0.268 0.071 0
P(State|negative) 0.091 0.205 0.341 0.136 0.227
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Expected Value of Sampling Information
(EVSI)
• The expected gain from buying the forecast is:
EVSI = ERSI – EREV = 192.5 – 130 = $62.5
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TOM BROWN – Solution
EVSI spreadsheet template
Payoff Table
Large Rise Small Rise No Change Small Fall Large Fall s6 s7 s8 EV(prior) EV(ind. 1) EV(ind. 2)
Gold -100 100 200 300 0 100 83.93 120.45
Bond 250 200 150 -100 -150 130 179.46 67.05
Stock 500 250 100 -200 -600 125 249.11 -32.95
C/D Account 60 60 60 60 60 60 60.00 60.00
d5
d6
d7
d8
Prior Prob. 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
Ind. 1 Prob. 0.286 0.375 0.268 0.071 0.000 #### ### ## 0.56
Ind 2. Prob. 0.091 0.205 0.341 0.136 0.227 #### ### ## 0.44
Ind. 3 Prob.
Ind 4 Prob.
RESULTS
Prior Ind. 1 Ind. 2 Ind. 3 Ind. 4
optimal payoff 130.00 249.11 120.45 0.00 0.00
optimal decision Bond Stock Gold
EVSI = 62.5
EVPI = 141
Efficiency= 0.44 49
6.6 Decision Trees
• The Payoff Table approach is useful for a non-
sequential or single stage.
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Characteristics of a decision tree
• A Decision Tree is a chronological representation of the
decision process.
• The tree is composed of nodes and branches.
Chance ) A branch emanating from a
P(S 1
node decision node corresponds to a
P(S2)
Decision decision alternative. It includes a
is io n1 P(S
node Dec t 1 cost or benefit value.
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ision P(S 1 A branch emanating from a state of
Co s 2 P(S2) nature (chance) node corresponds to a
t2
P(S particular state of nature, and includes
3) the probability of this state of nature.
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BILL GALLEN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
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BILL GALLEN - Solution
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BILL GALLEN - The Decision Tree
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BILL GALLEN - The Decision Tree
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BILL GALLEN - The Decision Tree
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BILL GALLEN - The Decision Tree
Determining the Optimal Strategy
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BILL GALLEN - The Decision Tree
Determining the Optimal Strategy
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BILL GALLEN - The Decision Tree
Excel add-in: Tree Plan
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BILL GALLEN - The Decision Tree
Excel add-in: Tree Plan
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6.7 Decision Making and Utility
• Introduction
– The expected value criterion may not be appropriate
if the decision is a one-time opportunity with
substantial risks.
– Decision makers do not always choose decisions
based on the expected value criterion.
• A lottery ticket has a negative net expected return.
• Insurance policies cost more than the present value of the
expected loss the insurance company pays to cover
insured losses.
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The Utility Approach
• It is assumed that a decision maker can rank decisions in a
coherent manner.
• Utility values, U(V), reflect the decision maker’s perspective
and attitude toward risk.
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Determining Utility Values
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Determining Utility Values
Indifference approach for assigning utility values
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Determining Utility Values
Indifference approach for assigning utility values
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Determining Utility Values
Indifference approach for assigning utility values
1-p Rmax
Rij
Rmin
1-p Rmax
Rij
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d1 150 100
d2 -50 140
d1 150 100
d2 -50 140
U(100)=.7U(150)+.3U(-50) $150
$100
= .7(1) + .3(0) = .7
1-p
p -50
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TOM BROWN - Determining Utility Values
• Data
– The highest payoff was $500. Lowest payoff was -$600.
– The indifference probabilities provided by Tom are
Payoff -600 -200 -150 -100 0 60 100 150 200 250 300 500
Prob. 0 0.25 0.3 0.36 0.5 0.6 0.65 0.7 0.75 0.85 0.9 1
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TOM BROWN – Optimal decision (utility)
RESULTS
Criteria Decision Value
Exp. Utility Stock 0.675
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Three types of Decision Makers
• Risk Averse -Prefers a certain outcome to a chance
outcome having the same expected value.
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The Utility Curve for a
Utility Risk Averse Decision Maker
U(200)
U(150)
EU(Game)
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