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Determine the best crop to plant, using the following decision criteria:
a) Maximax
b) Maximin
c) Minimax Regret
d) Hurwicz (alpha = 0.30)
e) Equal Likelihood
f) What coefficient of pessimism should a farmer have so that he is indifferent on his decision to either plant corn or peanuts?
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d) Hurwicz (alpha = 0.30)
e) Equal Likelihood
f) What coefficient of pessimism should a farmer have so that he is indifferent on his decision to either plant corn or peanuts?
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