Fact checked by Ariel Courage Reviewed by Erika Rasure What Is Utility Function? A utility function measures a consumer’s preference and satisfaction with different goods or services. As part of ...

The construction of a multiattribute utility function is an important step in decision analysis. One of the most widely used conditions for constructing the utility function is the assumption of ...

Mathematics of Operations Research, Vol. 41, No. 1 (February 2016), pp. 146-173 (28 pages) This paper investigates the problem of maximizing expected terminal utility in a (generically incomplete) ...

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