I think that the post proves that the offsets can be ignored, at the beginning of the “Offsets and Scales” section.
It can be ignored only so long as your method of averaging two utility functions is to just add them together. The instant you try to normalize them, it becomes important.
Ah, I see what you’re saying. Any proposed normalisation scheme should not depend on the offsets.
I think that the post proves that the offsets can be ignored, at the beginning of the “Offsets and Scales” section.
It can be ignored only so long as your method of averaging two utility functions is to just add them together. The instant you try to normalize them, it becomes important.
Ah, I see what you’re saying. Any proposed normalisation scheme should not depend on the offsets.