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Theoretical Computer Science
Volume 217, Issue 2, 6 April 1999, Pages 359-383
ORDAL'96
 
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Preference structures and their numerical representations

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Peter Fishburn

AT&T Labs-Research, Room C227, Florham Park, NJ 07932, USA


Available online 24 June 1999.

Abstract

This paper presents a selective survey of numerical representations of preference structures from the perspective of the representational theory of measurement. It reviews historical contributions to ordinal, additive, and expected utility theories, then describes recent contributions in these areas.

Author Keywords: Preference structures; Numerical representations; Measurement theory

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Theoretical Computer Science
Volume 217, Issue 2, 6 April 1999, Pages 359-383
ORDAL'96
 
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