somervta comments on Decision Theory FAQ - Less Wrong

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Comment author: somervta 01 March 2013 06:53:28AM 1 point [-]

Thus, the expected utility (EU) of choice A is, for this decision maker, (1)(1000) = 1000. Meanwhile, the EU of choice B is (0.5)(1500) + (0.5)(0) = 750. In this case, the expected utility of choice B is greater than that of choice A, even though choice B has a greater expected monetary value.

Choice A at 1000 is still greater than Choice B at 750

Comment author: crazy88 03 March 2013 09:34:08PM 0 points [-]

Thanks, will be fixed in next update.

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