• DocumentCode
    350050
  • Title

    Utilities of the finite family of random variables

  • Author

    Matsushita, Yutaka

  • Author_Institution
    Izumi Res. Inst., Shimizu Corp., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    5
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    1034
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we first represent addition of independent random variables by the symmetric product on the symmetric algebra S(V), and then develop two utilities of random vectors: 1) an additive utility of the sum of independent random variables (Proposition 1) deduced by a utility over vector space V (Theorem 2); and 2) a utility over a tensor space Tk (Theorem 3). The distinction between two utilities over V and over Tk(V) is dependent on two (weaker and stronger) solvability conditions. The weaker one deduces a utility of random variables which are connected by a non-commutative operation. Finally, we give a “holistic” order to such random vectors that they are decomposed into two types of components represented by the convolution and the non-commutative operation
  • Keywords
    convolution; decision theory; management science; probability; additive utility; convolution; decision making; probability; random variables; symmetric algebra; symmetric product; tensor space; vector space; Algebra; Convolution; Decision making; Electronic mail; Multidimensional systems; Portfolios; Probability distribution; Random variables; Tensile stress; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1999. IEEE SMC '99 Conference Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • ISSN
    1062-922X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5731-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSMC.1999.815698
  • Filename
    815698