Rank and Sign Dependent Linear Utility Theory: Theoretical Extensions, Empirical Tests, and Applied Relevance

秩和符号相关的线性效用理论：理论扩展、实证检验和应用相关性

• 批准号: 8921494
• 负责人: R. Duncan Luce
• 金额: $ 13.84万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-04-01 至 1993-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8921494&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Rank; Sign; Dependent; Linear; Utility

The proposal outlines a valuable extension of research on expected utility theory. Forty years of experience has led to two conclusions. One, stressed by empirical researchers, is that the theory does not adequately describe behavior in many experimental and real-world situations. The other, stressed by decision analysts, is that the axioms of the theory are normatively appealing and difficult to dismiss. The gap between the descriptive inadequacy and normative appeal has widened in the past ten years. As a result, researchers have challenged not only the descriptive validity, but the normative basis of expected utility theory. The proposed research begins by identifying a common ground for descriptive and normative research in a newly developed rank and sign dependent (RSD) linear utility theory. The investigators propose (1) to extend the range of concepts included in RSD, (2) to test key assumptions of RSD, (3) to develop connections between RSD and traditional utility theory, and (4) to explore the normative-descriptive distinction in the context of RSD. Thus, the research combines theoretical development, experimental research, and applied experience in an effort to bridge the normative- descriptive gap in the theory of decision making under uncertainty.

该提案概述了一个有价值的扩展研究的预期 效用理论 40年的经验使两个 结论. 一个是实证研究者强调的， 理论不能充分描述许多实验中的行为。 和现实世界的情况。 另一个，通过决定强调 分析人士认为，该理论的公理是规范的 很吸引人也很难被忽视 之间的差距 描述性不足和规范性呼吁在过去扩大了 十年 因此，研究人员不仅挑战了 描述效度，但预期效用的规范基础 理论 拟议的研究首先确定一个共同点， 描述性和规范性研究在一个新的发展等级， 符号依赖（RSD）线性效用理论。 调查人员 建议（1）扩大难民地位法所包括的概念范围，（2） 测试RSD的关键假设，（3）建立 RSD与传统效用理论的关系;（4）探讨 在RSD的背景下，规范性和描述性的区别。 因此 研究结合了理论发展，实验研究， 和应用经验，以努力弥合规范- 不确定性决策理论中的描述性缺口。