tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post8703794230609412553..comments2024-03-28T19:56:42.305-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: When truth makes you do less wellAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-3625752422008587272021-12-17T12:52:03.492-06:002021-12-17T12:52:03.492-06:00Well, if it is that hard and difficult to go for t...Well, if it is that hard and difficult to go for the "truth", then you might as well go for the utility.<br /><br />The expected utility with plus minus standard deviation for the first game W1 is<br />(531±530.13)$ and<br />The expected utility with plus minus standard deviation for the second game W2 is<br />(320.2±489.03)$.<br /><br />Given this then I would tend more towards the first game W1, since the standard deviations are about the same for these two games, but the expected value for game W1 is significantly better than for the second game W2.Nagy Zsolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116298101720090795noreply@blogger.com