MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING AND ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY.

Abstract

The document presents (1) A brief introduction to mathematical programming and the theory of convex bodies (for economic anthropologists); (2) A discussion of decision making under certainty, risk, and uncertainty; (3) A review of several algorithms for economic decision problems; (4) A general discussion of the diet problem and transportation method of linear programming; (5) A game theory and linear programming analysis of a 'Jamaican decision problem'; (6) A linear programming analysis of agricultural decision processes; and (7) A general discussion of (one-person) games against nature. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 24, 1968
Accession Number
AD0668259

Entities

People

  • Ira R. Buchler
  • J. R. Mcgoodwin

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Bodies
  • Computer Programming
  • Convex Bodies
  • Evolutionary Algorithms
  • Game Theory
  • Heuristic Methods
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Mathematics
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Science

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Operations Research
  • Theoretical Analysis.