Optimal Decision Rules for the Discursive Dilemma

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ID21585047
AuthorsAureli Alabert (0000-0002-6575-5661, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author), Mercè Farré (0000-0002-4184-5160, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), R Montes (0000-0003-0207-9157, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona)
Year2023
Volume32
Issue4
Pages889-923
Publication date2023-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGroup Decision and Negotiation (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0926-2644 • E-ISSN: 1572-9907
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10726-023-09828-y
OpenAlexW4367182409
LanguageEN
References cited37

We consider the classical problem in truth-tracking judgment aggregation of a conjunctive agenda with two premisses and one conclusion. We study this problem from the point of view of finding the best decision rule according to a quantitative criterion, under very mild restrictions on the set of admissible rules. The members of the deciding committee are assumed to have a certain probability to assess correctly the truth or falsity of the premisses, and the best rule is the one that minimises a combination of the probabilities of false positives and false negatives on the conclusion

Decision rule · Dilemma · Epistemology · False positive paradox · False positives and false negatives · Falsity · Mathematical economics · Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference · Computer Science · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Mathematics · Multi-Criteria Decision Making · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence

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