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Calculating The Value of Information: Will More Information Improve the Expected Value of a Decision (Video) (Course Id 2561)

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Author : Rob Stephens, Founder of CFO Perspective, Adjunct Instructor Gonzaga University
Course Length : Pages: 8 ||| Review Questions: 3 ||| Final Exam Questions: 5
CPE Credits : 1.0
IRS Credits : 0
Price : $14.95
Passing Score : 70%
Course Type: Video - NASBA QAS - Text - NASBA Registry
Technical Designation: Technical
Primary Subject-Field Of Study:

Finance - Finance for Course Id 2561

Description :

Navigating business decisions in an uncertain world requires knowing when and how much to invest in gathering information. This course provides you with the essential tools to quantify the economic worth of data, ensuring you invest wisely and avoid costly analysis paralysis.

You will learn foundational concepts like expected value (EV) analysis, a powerful method for distilling complex outcomes into a single comparable number. Explore how Bayesian logic allows you to update your probabilities based on new information, moving from prior beliefs to more informed posterior probabilities. Master the use of decision-making tools such as decision trees and influence diagrams to structure problems, visualize potential scenarios, and calculate the expected value of different strategic paths.

Beyond the theoretical, this course delves into calculating the value of both perfect and imperfect information, helping you determine the maximum you should pay for data sources like market tests or expert opinions. Understand the difference between the value of information (reducing uncertainty) and the value of control (increasing probabilities of favorable outcomes). By the end, you will be equipped to identify which uncertainties are most valuable to reduce and make more profitable, data-driven decisions.

Learn to make informed choices by understanding what information is truly worth.

Usage Rank : 20030
Release : 2025
Version : 1.0
Prerequisites : None.
Experience Level : Overview
Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed.
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Advance Preparation : None.
Delivery Method : QAS Self Study
Intended Participants : Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).
Revision Date : 20-Jun-2025
NASBA Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.
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Video - NASBA QAS - Text - NASBA Registry - 2561

Keywords : Finance, Calculating, Value, Information, More, Information, Improve, Expected, Value, Decision, Video, cpe, cpa, online course
Learning Objectives :

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to do the following:
  • Recognize forms of Bayes’ theorem and how it helps determine the value of information
  • Recall how to calculate the value of information
  • Identify practical applications of the value of information

  • Course Contents :

    Chapter 1 - Calculating The Value of Information: Will More Information Improve the Expected Value of a Decision

    Chapter 1 Review Questions

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