Decision And Rational Choice·Formalization·Lesson 2 of 5

Expected Value and Expected Utility

Teaches the mechanics of computing expected value across outcomes, introduces utility functions that capture risk aversion through diminishing marginal utility, and walks through the St Petersburg paradox as motivation for why utility must sometimes replace money in the calculation.

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