Critieria for Evaluating Expert System Candidates

ME290M
Expert Systems in Mechanical Engineering

Spring 1999, T-Th 12:30-2:00 pm
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OIL WILDCATTERS DECISION PROBLEM WITH IMPERFECT INFORMATION

 

Conditional Probability of Seismic State Conditioned on Oil State

Oil

Marginal Probability

No Structure

Open Structure

Closed Structure

Dry

0.5

0.6

0.3

0.1

Wet

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.3

Soaking

0.2

0.1

0.4

0.5

Marginal Probability

 

0.41

0.35

0.24

Conditional Probability of Oil State Conditioned on Seismic State

Oil

Marginal Probability

No Structure

Open Structure

Closed Structure

Dry

0.5

0.73171

0.42857

0.20833

Wet

0.3

0.21951

0.34286

0.375

Soaking

0.2

0.04878

0.22857

0.41667

Marginal Probability

 

0.41

0.35

0.24

EV = 0.41 ($0) + ).35 ($32,920) + 0.24 ($87,590) = $32,540

EVI = expected value of information = (EV with info) — (EV without info)

= $32,540 - $20,000 = $12,540


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