DocumentCode
3117855
Title
Preference strength and uncertainty in the graph model for conflict resolution for two decision-makers
Author
Xu, Haiyan ; Hipel, Keith W. ; Kilgour, D. Marc
Author_Institution
Dept. of Syst. Design Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
fYear
2008
fDate
12-15 Oct. 2008
Firstpage
2907
Lastpage
2912
Abstract
A new preference structure that includes preference strength and preference uncertainty is developed within the paradigm of the graph model for conflict resolution with two decision makers. This structure allows a decision maker to strongly or mildly prefer one state or scenario over another, to have equal preference for the two states, or to be uncertain about the preference between them, thereby creating a more general preference structure. Four solution concepts, Nash Stability, General Metarationality, Symmetric Metarationality, and Sequential Stability, are defined for the graph model with this extended preference structure, and relationships among stability types are determined. A specific graph model with two decision makers is used to illustrate how the new solution concepts can be applied in practice.
Keywords
decision making; decision theory; game theory; graph theory; stability; uncertain systems; Nash stability; conflict resolution; decision maker; general metarationality; graph model; preference strength; preference uncertainty; sequential stability; symmetric metarationality; Delta modulation; Design engineering; Electronic mail; International relations; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Psychology; Stability; Systems engineering and theory; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2008. SMC 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Singapore
ISSN
1062-922X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2383-5
Electronic_ISBN
1062-922X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSMC.2008.4811739
Filename
4811739
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