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Decision Theory Meets Linear Optimization Beyond Computation

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Publication date15/06/2017
Host publicationSymbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty: 14th European Conference, ECSQARU 2017, Lugano, Switzerland, July 10–14, 2017, Proceedings
EditorsAlessandro Antonucci, Laurence Cholvy, Odile Papini
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages329-339
Number of pages11
ISBN (electronic)9783319615813
ISBN (print)9783319615806
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer
Volume10369
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (electronic)1611-3349

Abstract

The paper is concerned with decision making under complex uncertainty. We consider the Hodges and Lehmann-criterion relying on uncertain classical probabilities and Walley’s maximality relying on imprecise probabilities. We present linear programming based approaches for computing optimal acts as well as for determining least favorable prior distributions in finite decision settings. Further, we apply results from duality theory of linear programming in order to provide theoretical insights into certain characteristics of these optimal solutions. Particularly, we characterize conditions under which randomization pays out when defining optimality in terms of the Gamma-Maximin criterion and investigate how these conditions relate to least favorable priors.