Introduction to Game Theory/Dominant Strategies

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At the end of the last lesson we looked at the Matrix table for the Prisoner's Dilemma. It was as follows:

Prisoner's Dilemma Matrix Form		Person A
		Confess	Stay silent
Person B	Confess	(2,2)	(1,4)
	Stay silent	(4,1)	(3,3)

We also learnt how to determine payoffs from this table. However, how can we analyse this table? Let's take a look...