Let the state set be = {wo, w₁), the action set be A = {a0, a1}, and the agent's utility function u (a, w) be 03=3 W=W1 a = ao a = a1 4 1 0 . Calculate the expected utility of the agent using her prior belief. Calculate the expected utility and information value of a fully informative experiment Ę and experiment E₁: E1 8 = 80 S=81 03=3 1/6 5/6 3=W1 2/3 1/3 as a function of the prior belief μo (w₁). Illustrate.

Let the state set be = {wo, w₁), the action set be A = {a0, a1}, and the agent's utility function u (a, w) be 03=3 W=W1 a = ao a = a1 4 1 0 . Calculate the expected utility of the agent using her prior belief. Calculate the expected utility and information value of a fully informative experiment Ę and experiment E₁: E1 8 = 80 S=81 03=3 1/6 5/6 3=W1 2/3 1/3 as a function of the prior belief μo (w₁). Illustrate.

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