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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 Method s are used to control environmental hazards.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Clemen, Robert, ''Making Hard Decisions: An Introduction to Decision Analysis'', 2nd edition (1996), Belmont CA: Duxbury Press, 1996.

  • Goodwin, P., and G. Wright, ''Decision Analysis for Management Judgment'', 3rd edition (2004). Wiley, Chichester. ISBN 0-470-86108-8

  • Hammond, J.S. and Keeney, R.L. and Raiffa, H., ''Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions'' (1999). Harvard Business School Press

  • Holtzman, Samuel, ''Intelligent Decision Systems'' (1989), Addison-Wesley.

  • 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.

  • Keeney, R.L.,''Value-focused thinking -- A Path to Creative Decisionmaking'' (1992). Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-67493-197-1

  • Matheson, David, and Matheson, Jim, ''The Smart Organization: Creating Value through Strategic R&D ''(1998). Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 0-87584-765-X

  • Raiffa, Howard, ''Decision Analysis: Introductory Readings on Choices Under Uncertainty'' (1997). McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-07-052579-X

  • Skinner, David, ''Introduction to Decision Analysis, 2nd Edition'' (1999). Probabilistic. ISBN 0-9647938-3-0

  • Smith, J.Q., ''Decision Analysis: A Bayesian Approach'' (1988), Chapman and Hall. ISBN 0-412-27520-1

  • Winkler, Robert L, ''Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Decision, 2nd Edition'' (2003). Probabilistic. ISBN 0-9647938-4-9



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