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Advances in Decision Analysis: From Foundations to Applications
Ward Edwards (Ed.)
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Description for Advances in Decision Analysis: From Foundations to Applications
paperback. A mixture of historical and forward-looking essays on key topics in decision analysis. Editor(s): Edwards, Ward; Miles, Ralph F., Jr.; Winterfeldt, Detlof von. Num Pages: 638 pages, 40 tables. BIC Classification: GPQ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 876.
Decision analysis is a prescriptive theory that aids individuals or groups confronted with complex problems in a wide variety of contexts. By framing issues, identifying risks, eliciting stakeholder preferences, and suggesting alternative approaches, decision analysts can offer workable solutions in domains such as the environment, health and medicine, engineering and operations research, and public policy. This book is a mixture of historical and forward-looking essays on key topics in decision analysis. Part I covers the history and foundations of decision analysis. Part II discusses structuring decision problems, including the development of objectives and their attributes, and influence diagrams. Part III ... Read more
Decision analysis is a prescriptive theory that aids individuals or groups confronted with complex problems in a wide variety of contexts. By framing issues, identifying risks, eliciting stakeholder preferences, and suggesting alternative approaches, decision analysts can offer workable solutions in domains such as the environment, health and medicine, engineering and operations research, and public policy. This book is a mixture of historical and forward-looking essays on key topics in decision analysis. Part I covers the history and foundations of decision analysis. Part II discusses structuring decision problems, including the development of objectives and their attributes, and influence diagrams. Part III ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
638
Condition
New
Number of Pages
638
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521682305
SKU
V9780521682305
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About Ward Edwards (Ed.)
Ward Edwards (1927-2005) received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University. He was the recipient of many awards including the Frank P. Ramsey Award from the Decision Analysis Society of INFORMS in 1988 and the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award in Applied Psychology from the American Psychological Association in 1996. He wrote more than one hundred journal articles and books including ... Read more
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