Allocation of Importance: An Axiom System
Abstract
The article presents a model about people's choices among multi-dimensional objects such as persons, events, and things about which the relevant dimensions are known. Usually, consideration of such decisions rests on the individual's utility function for each of the dimensions, but such treatment overlooks a fundamental factor that must accompany utility; one must decide how much each dimension will be weighted in the final determination of his choice. The weight judgment for each dimension may be called its importance measure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 14, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0710803
Entities
People
- Yutaka Sayeki
Organizations
- University of Washington