Satisficing Games and Decision Making: With Applications to...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 267 pages
• Published by: Cambridge University Press
• Edition: 1st Edition August 20, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 052103891X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521038911
• Book Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 15.5 ounces

Product Description
We constantly make decisions which are simply "good enough" rather than optimal--a type of decision for which Wynn Stirling has adopted the word "satisficing". Most computer decision making algorithms, however, seek only the optimal solution based on rigid criteria and reject others. Outlining an alternative approach, this book uses novel algorithms and techniques to more closely model the way humans make decisions. It is, therefore, of interest to engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians working on artificial intelligence and expert systems.

Book Description
In our day to day lives we constantly make decisions which are simply 'good enough' rather than optimal--a type of decision for which Professor Wynn Stirling has adopted the word 'satisficing'. Most computer decision making algorithms, however, seek only the optimal solution based on rigid criteria and reject others. This book outlines an alternative approach, using novel algorithms and techniques to more closely model the way humans make decisions. It will therefore be of great interest to engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians working on artificial intelligence and expert systems.