Optimal selection with alternative information

George E. Monahan

Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 1986, vol. 33, issue 2, 293-307

Abstract: This article examines the problem of optimally selecting from several unknown rewards when there are given alternative, costly sources of information. The optimal rule, indicating the information to be purchased and the reward to be selected, is specified as a function of the decision maker's prior probabilities regarding the value of each alternative. The rule is surprisingly complex, balancing prior beliefs, the “informativeness” of the relevant information system, and the cost of acquiring information.

Date: 1986
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