In the ‘Generalizing ≤st: The ≼-Ordering’ subsection of ‘The Decision Framework’, there is an error in Lemma 2, Theorem 1 and Theorem 2, and additional hypotheses are included.
For Lemma 2, the correct hypothesis is: For any two probability distributions F1, F2 and associated random variables R1 ∼ F1, R2 ∼ F2, according to Definition 1. Let F1, F2 be jointly supported on a compact set Ω=[0,a] and let the respective density functions f1, f2 satisfy f1(a)≠f2(a). Then, there exists a number so that either [∀k ≥ K: mR1(k) ≤ mR2(k)] or [∀k ≥ K: mR1(k) ≥ mR2(k)].
For Theorem 1, the correct hypothesis is: Let be according to definition 1. Assume every element X ∈
to be represented by hyperreal number
, where
is any free ultrafilter. Let X, Y ∈
be arbitrary, and satisfying the hypothesis of Lemma 2 with
. Then, X ≼ Y if x ≤ y in
, irrespectively of
.
For Theorem 2, the correct hypothesis is: Let X, Y ∈ have the distributions F1, F2 satisfying the hypothesis of Lemma 2. If X ≼ Y, then there exists a threshold
so that for every
, we have
.
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Citation: Rass S, König S, Schauer S (2025) Correction: Decisions with Uncertain Consequences—A Total Ordering on Loss-Distributions. PLoS One 20(9): e0333014. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333014
Published: September 22, 2025
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