DM Modified Solution Quiz2
DM Modified Solution Quiz2
Predicted Medium
Low
Actual scenario
High
Medium
Low
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.8
High
Predicted Medium
Low
Prior
Actual scenario
High
Medium
Low
0.16
0.12
0.12
0.04
0.12
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.32
0.24
0.28
0.48
Expected payoffs
Inhouse
52
Bought
33.6
With perfect info
High
(Part b)
High
0.4
0.2
0.4
Inhouse
Bought
500
200
(Part a)
In-house
Medium Low
(Part c)
500
120
-100
with payoff
EVPI
Survey predicts
Medium
Posterior prob.
0.2
0.6
0.2
Expected payoffs
Inhouse
120
(Part d)
In-house with payoff
Bought
92
Expected payoffs
Survey says High
Medium Low
Inhouse
170
120
-100 (Part e)
Bought
86
92
-48
Best
170
120
-48
Probability
0.4
0.2
0.4
EVSI
52
53.6
120
20.8
Confidential report
Predicted
Success
Failure
Actual
Success
Failure
0.416
0.144
0.104
0.336
0.52
0.48
Expected payoffs
Inhouse
-85.4545
Bought
-39.2727
Posterior
probabilities
0.56
0.44
(Part f)
Predicted
Buy
with payoff
Success
Failure
-39.2727
Actual
Success
0.742857
0.236364
Predicted
Success
Failure
Actual
Success
Failure
0.742857 0.257143
0.236364 0.763636
0.56
0.44
(Part g)
Expected payoffs
Success
Failure
Inhouse
160 -85.4545
Bought
90.8571429 -39.2727
Best
160 -39.2727
EVSI
20.32
Medium Low
100
-200
120
-100
Actual
Failure
0.257143
0.763636
Payoffs
Inhouse
Bought
Success
Failure
284.6154
-200
156.9231
-100