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Risk aversion

In economics and finance, risk aversion is the tendency of people to prefer outcomes with low uncertainty to those outcomes with high uncertainty, even if the average outcome of the latter is equal to or higher in monetary value than the more certain outcome.

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related to Portfolio theory · 6
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Risk aversion → hyperbola, or An, tendency of people to prefer outcomes with low uncertainty to those outcomes with high uncertainty
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aversion for uncertainty or variability.The initial findings regarding the reflection effect faced criticism regarding its validityinstance ofThis pattern is an indication of risk-seeking behavior in negative prospects and eliminates other explanations for the certainty effect0.80text
as it was claimed that there are insufficient evidence to support the effect on the individual levelinstance ofThis pattern is an indication of risk-seeking behavior in negative prospects and eliminates other explanations for the certainty effect0.80text
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playgrounds have become the focus of much risk-averse planninginstance ofDavid Spiegelhalter.ChildrenChildren's services0.80text
meaning that children are often prevented from benefiting from activities that they would otherwise have hadinstance ofDavid Spiegelhalter.ChildrenChildren's services0.80text
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playgrounds have become the focus of much risk-averse planninginstance ofChildrenChildren's services0.80text
meaning that children are often prevented from benefiting from activities that they would otherwise have hadinstance ofChildrenChildren's services0.80text
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