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Decision Models
6.2
Payoff Tables
Payoff table analysis can be applied when:
There is a finite set of discrete decision alternatives.
The outcome of a decision is a function of a single future event.
Gold
Junk Bond
Growth Stock
Certificate of Deposit
Stock Option Hedge
5
TOM BROWN
The return on each investment depends on the
(uncertain) market behavior during the year.
Tom would build a payoff table to help make the
investment decision
S1
D1 p11
D2 p21
D3 p31
S2
p12
p22
p32
S3
p13
p23
p33
S4
p14
P24
p34
Criterion
P1
P2
P37
DJA is up
[+300,+1000]
DJA moves
within
[-300,+300]
DJA is down
[-300, -800]
Define
the states
of nature.
Decision
States
of Nature
Alternatives Large Rise Small Rise No Change Small Fall Large Fall
Gold
-100
100
200
300
0
are mutually
Bond
250 The states
200 of nature150
-100
-150
Stock
500 exclusive
250and collectively
100 exhaustive.
-200
-600
C/D account
60
60
60
60
60
Stock option
200
150
150
-200
-150
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13
The
TheMaximin
MaximinCriterion
Criterion
Large
LargeRise
Rise Small
Smallrise
rise No
NoChange
Change Small
SmallFall
Fall Large
LargeFall
Fall
-100
-100
250
250
500
500
60
60
100
100
200
200
250
250
60
60
200
200
150
150
100
100
60
60
300
300
-100
-100
-200
-200
60
60
00
-150
-150
-600
-600
60
60
Minimum
Minimum
Payoff
Payoff
-100
-100
-150
-150
-600
-600
60
60
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=MAX(H4:H7)
=MIN(B4:F4)
Drag to H7
* FALSE is the range lookup argument in
the VLOOKUP function in cell B11 since the
values in column H are not in ascending
order
=VLOOKUP(MAX(H4:H7),H4:I7,2,FALSE
)
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I4
Cell I4 (hidden)=A4
Drag to I7
To enable the spreadsheet to correctly identify the optimal
maximin decision in cell B11, the labels for cells A4 through
A7 are copied into cells I4 through I7 (note that column I in
the spreadsheet is hidden).
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18
Decision
Decision Large
Largerise
rise Small
Smallrise
rise No
Nochange
changeSmall
Smallfall
fall Large
Largefall
fall
Gold
-100
100
300
Gold
-100
100
200
300 no 00
Investing
in200
Stock generates
Bond
250
200
150
-100
Bond
250
200 when
150
-100
-150
regret
the market
exhibits-150
Stock
500
250
-600
Stock
500
250
100
-200
-600
a100
large rise-200
C/D
60
60
60
60
60
C/D
60
60
60
60
60
Decision
Decision Large
Largerise
rise Small
Smallrise
rise No
Nochange
changeSmall
Smallfall
fall Large
Largefall
fall
Gold
-100
100
300
00
Gold
-100
100
300 a regret
Investing 200
in200
gold generates
Bond
250
200
150
-100
-150
Bond
250
200
150 the market
-100 exhibits
-150
of 600 when
Stock
500
250
100
-200
-600
Stock
500
250
100
-200
-600
a large rise
C/D
60
60
60
60
60
C/D
60
60
60
60
60
The
Maximum
TheRegret
RegretTable
Table
Maximum
Decision
Decision Large
Largerise
rise Small
Smallrise
riseNo
Nochange
change Small
Smallfall
fall Large
Largefall
fall Regret
Regret
Gold
600
150
00
00
60
600
Gold
600
150
60
600
Bond
250
50
50
400
210
400
Bond
250
50
50
400
210
400
Stock
00
00
100
500
660
660
Stock
100
500
660
660
22
C/D
440
190
140
240
00
440
C/D
440
190
140
240
440
=MAX(B$4:B$7)-B4
Drag to F16
=MAX(B14:F14)
Drag to H18
=VLOOKUP(MIN(H13:H16),H13:I16,2,FALSE)
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25
26
Gold
Bond
Stock
C/D
600 Dollars
350 Dollars
50 Dollars
300 Dollars
Gold
Bond
Stock
C/D Account
d5
d6
d7
d8
Probability
RESULTS
Criteria
Maximin
Minimax Regret
Maximax
Insufficient Reason
EV
EVPI
Large Rise
-100
250
500
60
0.2
0.3
Decision
C/D Account
Bond
Stock
Gold
Bond
Payoff
60
400
500
100
130
141
0.3
0.1
0.1
29
30
Decision
Gold
Bond
Stock
C/D
Prior Prob.
-100
250
500
60
0.2
100
200
250
60
0.3
200
150
100
60
0.3
300
-100
-200
60
0.1
0
-150
-600
60
0.1
100
130
125
60
32
33
=MAX(G4:G7)
=SUMPRODUCT(B4:F4,$B$8:$F$8
)
Drag to G7
=VLOOKUP(MAX(G4:G7),G4:H7,2,FALSE)
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35
Stock
The-100
Expected Value of Perfect Information
Large rise
Large
rise
250
-100
Small rise
250
500
60
600.2
500
100
200
250
60
0.3
No change
200
150
100
60
0.3
Small fall
300
-100
-200
60
0.1
Large fall
0
-150
-600
60
0.1
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Decision
Gold
Bond
Stock
C/D
Probab.
The-100
Expected Value of Perfect Information
Large rise
250
-100
250
500
60
600.2
500
Small rise
100
200
250
60
0.3
No change
200
150
100
60
0.3
Small fall
Large fall
300
-100
-200
60
0.1
0
-150
-600
60
0.1
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predicted
Positive econ. growth
Negative econ. growth
80%
20%
70%
30%
50%
50%
Small Fall
40%
60%
Large Fall
0%
100%
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P(B|Ai)P(Ai)
P(B|A1)P(A1)+ P(B|A2)P(A2)++ P(B|An)P(An)
Posterior Probabilities
Probabilities determined
after the additional info
becomes available.
Prior probabilities
Probability estimates
determined based on
current info, before the
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new info becomes available.
Nature
Large Rise
Small Rise
No Change
Small Fall
Large Fall
Prior
Prob.
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
Prob.
(State|Positive)
X
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
0
Joint
Prob.
0.16
0.21
0.15
0.04
0
Posterior
Prob.
0.286
0.375
0.268
0.071
0.000
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Nature
Large Rise
Small Rise
No Change
Small Fall
Large Fall
Prior
Prob.
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
Prob.
(State|Positive)
X
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
0
Joint
Prob.
0.16
0.21
0.15
0.04
0
Posterior
Prob.
0.16
0.56
0.286
0.375
0.268
0.071
0.000
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Nature
Large Rise
Small Rise
No Change
Small Fall
Large Fall
Prior
Prob.
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
Prob.
(State|Positive)
Joint
Prob.
0.8 = 0.16
0.7
0.21
Observe
0.5 the revision
0.15 in
the 0.4
prior probabilities
0.04
0
0
X
Posterior
Prob.
0.286
0.375
0.268
0.071
0.000
Nature
Large Rise
Small Rise
No Change
Small Fall
Large Fall
Prior
Prob.
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
Prob.
Joint
(State|negative) Probab.
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.6
1
0.04
0.09
0.15
0.06
0.1
Posterior
Probab.
0.091
0.205
0.341
0.136
0.227
Indicator 2
States
Prior
Conditional
Joint
Posterior
States
Prior
Conditional
Joint
Posterior
of Nature Probabilities Probabilities Probabilities Probabilites of Nature Probabilities Probabilities Probabilities Probabilites
Large Rise
0.2
0.8
0.16
0.286
Large Rise
0.2
0.2
0.04
0.091
Small Rise
0.3
0.7
0.21
0.375
Small Rise
0.3
0.3
0.09
0.205
No Change
0.3
0.5
0.15
0.268
No Change
0.3
0.5
0.15
0.341
Small Fall
0.1
0.4
0.04
0.071
Small Fall
0.1
0.6
0.06
0.136
Large Fall
0.1
0
0
0.000
Large Fall
0.1
1
0.1
0.227
s6
0
0
0.000
s6
0
0
0.000
s7
0
0
0.000
s7
0
0
0.000
s8
0
0
0.000
s8
0
0
0.000
P(Indicator 1)
0.56
P(Indicator 2)
0.44
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-100
250
500
60
0.286
0.091
100
200
250
60
0.375
0.205
200
150
100
60
0.268
0.341
300
-100
-200
60
0.071
0.136
0
-150
-600
60
0
0.227
EV(Invest in.
GOLD|Positive forecast) =
=.286(-100)+.375(100 )+.268( 200)+.071( 300)+0( 0 ) = $84
EV(Invest in .
GOLD | Negative forecast) =
=.091(-100 )+.205( 100 )+.341( 200 )+.136( 300 )+.227( 0 ) = $120
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Negative forecast
EV(Gold|Positive) = 84
EV(Bond|Positive) = 180
EV(Stock|Positive) = 250
EV(C/D|Positive) = 60
EV(Gold|Negative) = 120
EV(Bond|Negative) = 65
EV(Stock|Negative) = -37
EV(C/D|Negative) = 60
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Gold
Bond
Stock
C/D Account
d5
d6
d7
d8
Prior Prob.
Ind. 1 Prob.
Ind 2. Prob.
Ind. 3 Prob.
Ind 4 Prob.
0.2
0.286
0.091
0.3
0.375
0.205
0.3
0.268
0.341
0.1
0.071
0.136
0.1
0.000
0.227
Prior
130.00
Bond
Ind. 1
249.11
Stock
Ind. 2
120.45
Gold
Ind. 3
0.00
Ind. 4
0.00
s6
s7
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#### ### ##
0.56
0.44
RESULTS
optimal payoff
optimal decision
EVSI =
EVPI =
Efficiency=
62.5
141
0.44
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Decision
node
Chance
node
P(S2)
0
3
59
Build
-500,000
Buy land
-300,000
-500,000
950,000
100,000
12
-50,000
60
Done
-5000
Buy land
-300,000
-30,000
Apply for variance
-30,000
-5000
Buy land
-300,000
BILL GALLEN
The Decision Tree
Sell
950,000
115,000
?
?
Sell
260,000
-75,000
63
Sell
950,000
115,000
?
?
Sell
260,000
-75,000
64
Sell
950,000
115,000
?
?
Sell
260,000
-75,000
Build
-500,000
24
Sell
950,000
115,000
25
?
.7
22
?
.3
26
Sell
260,000
-75,000
27
67
23
58,000
0.70
?
22
0.30
?
-75,000
26
115,000
Build
-500,000
-75,000
115,000
115,000
24
Sell
950,000
-75,000
-75,000
Sell
260,000
115,000
115,000
115,000
25
-75,000
-75,000
-75,000
27
68
$10,000
$20,000
$58,000
Buy land; Apply
for variance
$20,000
$-5,000
Sell
land
$-75,000
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70
71
75
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p
1-p
Rij
Rmax
Rmin
p
1-p
Rij
Rmax
Rmin
78
$100
s1
s1
150
100
-50
140
s1
s1
150
100
-50
140
U(100)=.7U(150)+.3U(-50)
= .7(1) + .3(0) = .7
$150
1-p
p
-50
80
Data
The highest payoff was $500. Lowest payoff was -$600.
The indifference probabilities provided by Tom are
Payoff
Prob.
0.25
0.3
0.36
60
100
150
200
250
300
500
0.5
0.6
0.65
0.7
0.75
0.85
0.9
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Gold
Bond
Stock
C/D Account
d5
d6
d7
d8
Probability
RESULTS
Criteria
Exp. Utility
Decision
Stock
Certain Payoff
-600
-200
-150
-100
0
60
100
150
200
250
300
500
Utility
0
0.25
0.3
0.36
0.5
0.6
0.65
0.7
0.75
0.85
0.9
1
Value
0.675
82
Utility
U(200)
U(150)
EU(Game)
U(100)
100
0.5
150
200
0.5
Payoff
84
Utility
U(200)
U(150)
EU(Game)
U(100)
100
0.5
CE 150
200
0.5
Payoff
85
Utility
Classification of Games
By number of players
Two players - Chess
Multiplayer Poker
By total return
Zero Sum - the amount won and amount lost by all
competitors are equal (Poker among friends)
Nonzero Sum -the amount won and the amount lost by all
competitors are not equal (Poker In A Casino)
By sequence of moves
Sequential - each player gets a play in a given sequence.
Simultaneous - all players play simultaneously.
88
IGA SUPERMARKET
The town of Gold Beach is served by two supermarkets:
IGA and Sentry.
IGA SUPERMARKET
Data
The weekly percentage gain in market share for IGA,
as a function of advertising emphasis.
IGA's
Meat
Emphasis Produce
Grocery
Meat
2
-2
2
Sentry's Emphasis
Produce Grocery Bakery
2
-8
6
0
6
-4
-7
1
-3
91
92
IGAs Perspective
Constraints
IGAs market share increase for any given advertising
focus selected by Sentry, must be at least V.
The model
Max V
IGAs expected change
in market share.
S.T.
Meat
2X1 2X2 + 2X3
Sentrys
Produce 2X1
7 X3
advertising Groceries -8X 6X
1
2 + X3
emphasis
Bakery
6X1 4X2 3X3
Probability X1 + X2 + X3
V
V
V
V
= 1
94
Sentrys perspective
Constraints
Sentrys market share decrease for any given advertising
focus selected by IGA, must not exceed V.
The Model
Min V
S.T.
2Y1 + 2Y2
-2Y1
2Y1 7Y2
Y1 + Y2
8Y3
+ 6Y3
+ Y3
+ Y3
+ 6Y4
4Y4
3Y4
+ Y4 =
V
V
V
1
For Sentry
Y1 = .3333; Y2 = 0; Y3 = .3333; Y4 = .3333
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Name
X1
X2
X3
V
Final
Value
0.388888889
0.5
0.111111111
-6.75062E-29
Reduced
Cost
0
0
0
0
Constraints
Final
Cell Name
$E$4
$E$5
$E$6
$E$7
$E$8
Shadow
Price
Constraint
Allowable
Allowable
Value
R.H. Side
Increase
Decrease
-1.11022E-16 -0.333333333
0
0
1E+30
6.75062E-29
0
0
0
1E+30
3.88578E-16 -0.333333333
0
1E+30
0
-2.77556E-16 -0.333333333
0
1E+30
0
1
0
1 0.000199941
1E+30
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