Data dispersion near the boundaries: can it partially explain the problems of decision and utility theories?

An existence theorem for a bias of the mean in the presence of data dispersion is proved. The ultimate aims are to use this theorem to explain the well-known problems of utility and decision theories, such as risk aversion, the underweighting of high and the overweighting of low probabilities, the Allais paradox, etc. The results may be used to estimate preferences, choices, decisions, (ir)rational behavior at data uncertainty, noises and experimental errors in experiments interpretation, probability theory, statistics, management, finance, investment, insurance, etc.

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Source https://hal.science/hal-00851022
Author Harin, Alexander
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 10, 2026, 03:14 (UTC)
Created May 10, 2026, 03:14 (UTC)
Identifier hal-00851022
Language en
Rights https://about.hal.science/hal-authorisation-v1/
contributor Modern University for the Humanities (MUH) ; Modern University for the Humanities
creator Harin, Alexander
date 2013-08-11T00:00:00
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