Decision analysis
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Decision analysis (DA) is the discipline comprising the philosophy, theory, methodology, and professional practice necessary to address important decisions in a formal manner. Decision analysis includes many procedures, methods, and tools for identifying, clearly representing, and formally assessing the important aspects of a decision situation, for computing the recommended course of action by applying the maximum expected utility action axiom to a well-formed representation of the decision, and for translating the formal representation of a decision and its corresponding recommendation into insight for the decision-maker and other decision participants.
The term decision analysis was coined in 1964 by Ronald A. Howard, who since then, as a professor at Stanford University, has been instrumental in developing much of the practice and professional application of DA.
The Decision Analytic Methods are used to control environmental hazards.
Bibliography
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- Howard, R.A., and J.E. Matheson (editors), Readings on the Principles and Applications of Decision Analysis, 2 volumes (1984), Menlo Park CA: Strategic Decisions Group.
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- Winkler, Robert L, Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Decision, 2nd Edition (2003). Probabilistic. ISBN 0-9647938-4-9
See also
- Decision analysis cycle
- Decision model
- Decision theory
- Decision support
- Influence diagram
- Maximum expected utility
- Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA)
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