Jean-Yves Jaffray Explained

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Jean-Yves Jaffray (1939–2009) was a French mathematician and economist who made influential contributions in the fields of decision theory and mathematical statistics.^[1] ^[2] He pioneered methods in decision theory such as linear utility theory for belief functions,^[3] ^[4] bridging the gap between expected utility and the maximin rule by using subjective probability to encompass belief functions.^[1]

Notes and References

A. Bouyssou et al., Decision Making Process: Concepts and Methods
M. Cohen, Tribute to Jean-Yves Jaffray
Jaffray, Jean-Yves (1989). "Linear utility theory for belief functions"
P.H. Giang, On Jaffray’s Decision Model for Belief Functions