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Risk and Uncertainty

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • December 11, 2017 at 10:02 am #422506
    fredymaila
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    Hello sir,
    How do we decide under Risk and Uncertainty when we are
    i) Risk seekers
    ii) Risk neutral and
    iii) Risk averse ?

    What I think when given profit/inflow payoffs:

    Uncertainty,
    Risk seeker: Maximax
    Risk neutral:
    Risk averse: Maximin

    Risk,
    Risk seeker:
    Risk neutral:
    Risk averse: Lowest standard deviation

    Could you please correct and direct me ?

    December 12, 2017 at 8:16 am #422655
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
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    Risk and uncertainty are not treated separately for this sort of question, and standard deviation is not in the syllabus for F5 !!!

    I explain the answer to this in my lectures! For a risk seeker it is maximax; for risk neutral it is expected values; and, for risk avoiders it is either maximin or minimax regret.

    Please don’t expect me to type out all my lectures here!!

    December 12, 2017 at 3:02 pm #422737
    fredymaila
    Participant
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    Thank you sir.

    December 13, 2017 at 6:34 am #422824
    John Moffat
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    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    You are welcome 🙂

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