Consider the following pay-off (Profit) matrix Action States. | Action | $S_1$ | $S_2$ | $S_3$ | $S_4$ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | $A_1$ | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | | $A_2$ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | | $A_3$ | 21 | 18 | 12 | 21 | | $A_4$ | 30 | 22 | 19 | 15 | Determine best action using maximin principle.

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Consider the following pay-off (Profit) matrix Action States.

Action	$S_1$	$S_2$	$S_3$	$S_4$
$A_1$	5	10	18	25
$A_2$	8	7	8	23
$A_3$	21	18	12	21
$A_4$	30	22	19	15

Determine best action using maximin principle.

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Take the smallest pay-off in each row, then pick the row with the largest such minimum: that is $A_4$ with value $15$ .

The maximin criterion is used for decision-making under uncertainty by a cautious (pessimistic) decision-maker who guards against the worst outcome of each action.

Step 1 — Minimum pay-off (worst state) for each action:

Action	$S_1$	$S_2$	$S_3$	$S_4$	Row minimum
$A_1$	5	10	18	25	5
$A_2$	8	7	8	23	7

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Take the smallest pay-off in each row, then pick the row with the largest such minimum: that is $A_4$ with value $15$ .

The maximin criterion is used for decision-making under uncertainty by a cautious (pessimistic) decision-maker who guards against the worst outcome of each action.

Step 1 — Minimum pay-off (worst state) for each action:

Action $S_1$ $S_2$ $S_3$ $S_4$ Row minimum
$A_1$ 5 10 18 25 5
$A_2$ 8 7 8 23 7

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Maximin selects the best of the row minima ( $S_1$ ); Minimax regret selects the strategy whose largest regret is smallest ( $S_3$ ).

Pay-off matrix (rupees):

Strategy $E_1$ $E_2$ Row min
$S_1$ 40 60 40
$S_2$ 10 $-20$ $-20$
$S_3$ $-40$ 150 $-40$

Maximin criterion (pessimistic — best of the worst pay-offs). Take each row's minimum, then the maximum of those minima: $\max\{40,\ -20,\ -40\} = 40 \ \Rightarrow\ \textbf{Strategy } S_1.$

Minimax (regret) criterion (Savage). Build the regret (opportunity-loss) table: in each state, regret $=$ (best pay-off in that column) $-$ (pay-off). Column maxima are $E_1 = 40$ , $E_2 = 150$ .

Strategy $E_1$ regret $E_2$ regret Max regret
$S_1$ $40-40=0$ $150-60=90$ 90
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Strategy	$E_1$ (States-of-nature)	$E_2$ (States-of-nature)
$S_1$	$40$	$60$
$S_2$	$10$	$-20$
$S_3$	$-40$	$150$

Strategy	$E_1$	$E_2$	Row min
$S_1$	40	60	40
$S_2$	10	$-20$	$-20$
$S_3$	$-40$	150	$-40$

Strategy	$E_1$ regret	$E_2$ regret	Max regret
$S_1$	$40-40=0$	$150-60=90$	90

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