A simple test for the violation of the non-satiation axiom under uncertainty: The theory

The validity of most axioms which underlie the expected utility model has been the object of intense empirical testing. These include the independence, betweenness, transitivity, monotonicity, reduction, and non-satiation axioms. The sole, present-day test for the non-satiation axiom is predicated on the first-degree stochastic dominance theorem. This paper outlines the theory for a new, alternative test – one that is predicated on a mean-variance-preserving transformation of a one-trial binomial distribution.