On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 08:54:27AM +0000, Angus Leeming wrote: > Kayvan A. Sylvan wrote: > > Sorry, Kayvan, but I don't believe your assertion that Bernoulli said > this: > > ...about the consumer to assess potential risks as well as to set > prices. Insurance companies use a plethora of mathematical techniques > in their Risk Management process, including the notion of a person s > utility function [Bernoulli, 1738].
Heh! You are supposed to look there for the notion of "utility function". > > Look at the PDF file attached. Click on the Reference link page > > number (5) and you land on page 4. I also attac the LyX and bibtex > > files. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Ask on the users' list. Specifically ask Herbert ;-) Okay, thanks. I sent it to the User's list. ---Kayvan -- Kayvan A. Sylvan | Proud husband of | Father to my kids: Sylvan Associates, Inc. | Laura Isabella Sylvan | Katherine Yelena (8/8/89) http://sylvan.com/~kayvan | "crown of her husband" | Robin Gregory (2/28/92)