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Chapter 7






                     Risk averse                    Risk neutral                    Risk seeker





                    Aim for the best                   Ignore the                  Aim for the best


                         possible                       range of                       possible
                     outcome in the                 outcomes and                   outcome in the
                       worst case                     aim for the                      best case
                        scenario                      highest EV                       scenario







                        Maximin                    Expected value                      Maximax






                  Illustrations and further practice


                  Now read Illustration 5 ‘Geoffrey Ramsbottom’.































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