Games and Decisions Introduction and Critical Survey

by Luce, R. Duncan; Raiffa, Howard

• ISBN13: 9780486659435
• ISBN10: 0486659437
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-04-01
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Superb nontechnical introduction to game theory and related disciplines, primarily as applied to the social sciences. Clear, comprehensive coverage of utility theory, 2-person zero-sum games, 2-person non-zero-sum games, n-person games, individual and group decision-making, much more. Appendixes. Bibliography. Graphs and figures.

Table of Contents

General Introduction to the Theory of Games

Utility Theory

Extensive and Normal Forms

Two-Person Zero-Sum Games

Two-Person Non-Zero-Sum Non-Cooperative Games

Two-Person Cooperative Games

Theories of n-Person Games in Normal Form

Characteristic Functions

Solutions

psi-Stability

Reasonable Outcomes and Value

Applications of n-Person Theory

Individual Decision Making under Uncertainty

Group Decision Making

Appendices

A Probabilistic Theory of Utility

The Minimax Theorem

First Geometrical Interpretation of a Two-Person Zero-Sum Game

Second Geometrical Interpretation of a Two-Person Zero-Sum Game

Linear Programing and Two-Person Zero-Sum Games

Solving Two-Person Zero-Sum Games

Games with Infinite Pure Strategy Sets

Sequential Compounding of Two-Person Games

Bibliography

Index

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