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Uncertain Preferences and Imperfect Information in Decision Making

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Fundamentals of the Fuzzy Logic-Based Generalized Theory of Decisions

Part of the book series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing ((STUDFUZZ,volume 293))

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One of the main aspects defining solution of a decision problem is a preferences framework. In its turn one of the approaches to formally describe preferences is the use of utility function. Utility function is a quantitative representation of a DM’s preferences and any scientifically ground utility model has its underlying preference assumptions.

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Aliev, R.A. (2013). Uncertain Preferences and Imperfect Information in Decision Making. In: Fundamentals of the Fuzzy Logic-Based Generalized Theory of Decisions. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 293. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34895-2_3

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