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dc.contributor.authorGiang, Phan H.-
dc.contributor.authorShenoy, Prakash P.-
dc.date.accessioned2004-12-18T22:28:01Z-
dc.date.available2004-12-18T22:28:01Z-
dc.date.issued2000-08-
dc.identifier.citationGiang, P. H. and P. P. Shenoy, "A Qualitative Linear Utility Theory for Spohn’s Theory of Epistemic Beliefs," in C. Boutilier and M. Goldszmidt (eds.), Vol. 16, pp. 220--229, Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, CA.en
dc.identifier.isbn1-55860-709-9-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/167-
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we formulate a qualitative “linear” utility theory for lotteries in which uncertainty is expressed qualitatively using a Spohnian disbelief function. We argue that a rational decision maker facing an uncertain decision problem in which the uncertainty is expressed qualitatively should behave so as to maximize “qualitative expected utility.” Our axiomatization of the qualitative utility is similar to the axiomatization developed by von Neumann and Morgenstern for probabilistic lotteries. We compare our results with other recent results in qualitative decision making.en
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dc.language.isoen_US-
dc.publisherMorgan Kaufmann Publishersen
dc.subjectdecision theoryen
dc.subjectutility theoryen
dc.subjectSpohn's theory of epistemic beliefsen
dc.subjectorder of magnitude probabilitiesen
dc.titleA Qualitative Linear Utility Theory for Spohn’s Theory of Epistemic Beliefsen
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