sure-thing principle

GPTKB entity

Statements (11)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf decision theory principle
gptkbp:describes if a decision maker prefers action A to action B in every possible state, then A should be preferred to B even when the state is unknown
gptkbp:field decision theory
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Leonard_Savage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sure-thing principle
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Foundations_of_Statistics
gptkbp:relatedTo expected utility theory
rational choice theory
gptkbp:yearProposed 1954
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Savage_axioms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8