Zollman, Kevin J.S. (2019) On the normative status of mixed strategies. [Preprint]

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Flipping a coin to decide what to do is a common feature of everyday life. Mixed strategies, as these are called, have a thorny status in normative decision theories. This paper explores various ways to justify choosing one's actions at random. I conclude that it is hard to make sense of this behavior without dealing with some difficult consequences.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Zollman, Kevin J.S. kzollman@andrew.cmu.edu 0000-0001-9776-1890
Keywords:	mixed strategies, decision theory, game theory
Subjects:	General Issues > Decision Theory Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > Game Theory Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics
Depositing User:	Dr. Kevin Zollman
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2019 02:08
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2019 02:08
Item ID:	16567
Subjects:	General Issues > Decision Theory Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > Game Theory Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics
Date:	22 October 2019
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16567

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