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Games & Decisions Introduction & Critical Survey

by R. Duncan Luce
Games & Decisions Introduction & Critical Survey

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ISBN13: 9780486659435
ISBN10: 0486659437



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Synopsis

Superb non-technical introduction to game theory, primarily applied to social sciences. Clear, comprehensive coverage of utility theory, 2-person zero-sum games, 2-person non-zero-sum games, n-person games, individual and group decision-making, more. Bibliography.

Synopsis

Superb non-technical introduction to game theory, primarily applied to social sciences. Clear, comprehensive coverage of utility theory, 2-person zero-sum games, 2-person non-zero-sum games, n-person games, individual and group decision-making, more. Bibliography.


Table of Contents

1. General Introduction to the Theory of Games

2. Utility Theory

3. Extensive and Normal Forms

4. Two-Person Zero-Sum Games

5. Two-Person Non-Zero-Sum Non-Cooperative Games

6. Two-Person Cooperative Games

7. Theories of n-Person Games in Normal Form

8. Characteristic Functions

9. Solutions

10. psi-Stability

11. Reasonable Outcomes and Value

12. Applications of n-Person Theory

13. Individual Decision Making under Uncertainty

14. Group Decision Making

  Appendices

1. A Probabilistic Theory of Utility

2. The Minimax Theorem

3. First Geometrical Interpretation of a Two-Person Zero-Sum Game

4. Second Geometrical Interpretation of a Two-Person Zero-Sum Game

5. Linear Programing and Two-Person Zero-Sum Games

6. Solving Two-Person Zero-Sum Games

7. Games with Infinite Pure Strategy Sets

8. Sequential Compounding of Two-Person Games

  Bibliography

  Index


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Product Details

ISBN:
9780486659435
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
04/01/1989
Publisher:
Dover Publications Inc
Series info:
Dover Books on Mathematics
Edition:
1989
Pages:
544
Height:
1.30IN
Width:
5.40IN
Thickness:
1.00
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
1957
Series Volume:
100-442
UPC Code:
8-00759-65943-2
Author:
R Duncan Luce
Author:
Howard Raiffa
Author:
Howard Raiffa
Author:
R. Duncan Luce
Author:
R. Duncan Luce
Author:
R. DuncanLuce
Subject:
Mathematics-Modeling
Subject:
Games, magic and puzzles
Subject:
Hobbies and games

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