Book contents
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Basic Structure of the Book
- How to Use This Book
- Part I Foundations of Preference, Value, and Utility
- Part II Making Decisions When There Is No Uncertainty
- Chapter 4 The Order Rule: Preference for Deterministic Prospects
- Chapter 5 Getting the Attributes Right
- Chapter 6 Preferences for Prospects with a Single Direct Value Attribute
- Chapter 7 Preferences for Prospects with Multiple Direct Value Attributes
- Chapter 8 Additive Preference Functions
- Chapter 9 Valuing Deterministic Prospects
- Part III Decisions with Uncertainty: Utility Functions Using Preference or Value Functions
- Part IV Properties of Single-Attribute Utility Functions
- Part V Multiattribute Utility Functions without Preference or Value Functions
- Part VI Multiattribute Utility Copulas
- Book part
- Index
- References
Chapter 8 - Additive Preference Functions
from Part II - Making Decisions When There Is No Uncertainty
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2018
Book contents
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Basic Structure of the Book
- How to Use This Book
- Part I Foundations of Preference, Value, and Utility
- Part II Making Decisions When There Is No Uncertainty
- Chapter 4 The Order Rule: Preference for Deterministic Prospects
- Chapter 5 Getting the Attributes Right
- Chapter 6 Preferences for Prospects with a Single Direct Value Attribute
- Chapter 7 Preferences for Prospects with Multiple Direct Value Attributes
- Chapter 8 Additive Preference Functions
- Chapter 9 Valuing Deterministic Prospects
- Part III Decisions with Uncertainty: Utility Functions Using Preference or Value Functions
- Part IV Properties of Single-Attribute Utility Functions
- Part V Multiattribute Utility Functions without Preference or Value Functions
- Part VI Multiattribute Utility Copulas
- Book part
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Foundations of Multiattribute Utility , pp. 126 - 160Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
References
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