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Decision theory (7416 bytes)
1: ...[[psychology]]. It is concerned with the optimal decisions to be taken under particular circumstances.
3: ==Normative and descriptive decision theory==
5: ...aviour, allowing for further tests of the kind of decision-making that occurs in practice.
7: ==What kinds of decision need a theory?==
9: ...at are difficult for some reason. A few types of decision have attracted particular attention:

Decision (224 bytes)
2: ...ent to irrevocably allocate valuable resources. A decision is a commitment to act. [[Action]] is therefore t...

Decision table (5492 bytes)
1: '''Decision tables''' are a precise yet compact way to model ...
2: Decision tables, like if-then-else and switch-case stateme...
3: ...tures found in traditional programming languages, decision tables can associate many independent conditions ...
7: Decision tables are typically divided into four quadrants,...
23: ... symbol, a hyphen. Using don't cares can simplify decision tables, especially when a given condition has lit...

Decision tree (2041 bytes)
2: ...rees are constructed in order to help with making decisions.
4: In [[machine learning]], a '''decision tree''' is a predictive model; that is, a mapping...
6: ...''decision tree learning''', or (colloquially) '''decision trees'''.
8: ...atures that lead to those classifications [1]. A decision tree can be learned by splitting the source [[set...
10: Decision trees are also a descriptive means for calculatin...

Executive Decision (710 bytes)
1: In '''''Executive Decision''''', an [[action film]] released on [[Friday]], ...
3: ...his movie is also known under the name ''Critical Decision''.

The Valley of Decision (994 bytes)
1: '''''The Valley of Decision''''' is a [[1945]] film which tells the story of ...
9: [[Category:1945 films|Valley of Decision, The]]
10: ...egory:Best Actress Oscar Nominee (film)|Valley of Decision, The]] <!-- Greer Garson -->

Boldt Decision (1687 bytes)
1: ... v. Washington''''', better known as the '''Boldt Decision''', was a controversial [[1974]] court case which...
9: ...ended and used in the Indian treaties and in this decision, 'in common with' means sharing equally the oppor...
11: The decision was the culmination of years of protests and ille...

Decision making (8945 bytes)
1: '''Decision making''' is the [[cognitive process]] of selecti...
3: ...conclude that a psychological event that we call "decision making" has occurred. It is a construction that i...
5: ...king informed decisions. For example, '''medical decision making''' often involves making a [[diagnosis]] a...
7: ...n support system]]s have been developed to assist decision makers in considering the implications of various...
9: ==Decision making style==

Decision Before Dawn (850 bytes)
1: '''''Decision Before Dawn''''' is a [[1950]] war film which tel...

Decision analysis (1876 bytes)
1: ...to insight for the [[decision-maker]] and other [[decision participants]].
3: The term ''decision analysis'' was coined in 1964 by [[Ronald A. Howa...
6: ...bert, ''Making Hard Decisions: An Introduction to Decision Analysis'', 2<sup>nd</sup> edition (1996), Belmon...
7: *Goodwin, P., and G. Wright, ''Decision Analysis for Management Judgment'', 3<sup>rd</sup...
8: *Holtzman, Samuel, ''Intelligent Decision Systems'' (1989), Addison-Wesley.

Dispositionsprogramm decision (70 bytes)

Decision Theology (114 bytes)
1: ...opyvio|url=http://www.gracesermons.com/hisbygrace/decision.html}}

Decision cycle (319 bytes)
1: ...l processes by an entity to reach and implement [[decision]]s.
3: Within the United States military, a theory of an [[OODA Loop|Observe-Orient-Decide-Act Loop]...

Decision model (1917 bytes)
1: A '''[[decision]] method''' is an [[axiom]]atic system that conta...
3: ...n stage is to develop a formal model of the given decision.
5: ...ociated sensitivities) from a formal model of the decision situation.
7: ...pects of the the reasoning that led to the formal decision model (i.e., by justifying the model). Possible a...
9: ...oning that led to the formulation of a particular decision model.

Decision problem (3449 bytes)
1: ...so known as yes-or-no questions. For example, the decision problem for the class of questions "Does ''x'' di...
3: Every decision problem is reducible to a [[computation problem]]...
9: A '''decision problem''' is a countable [[set]] ''S'' and a [[f...
23: It should be noted that a decision problem is always a set of related problems which...
25: ... Many traditional hard problems have been cast as decision problems because this makes them easier to study ...

Technical decision (3075 bytes)
1: A '''technical decision''' is a term used in [[boxing]] when a fight has ...
3: ... a head collision. Only the referee can make that decision.
7: ...and the fighter ahead on points wins by technical decision.
9: ...stance for a fight to be won or lost by technical decisions.
11: ...ed, and Santos won by a ten round split technical decision in their rematch.

Decision Earth (1597 bytes)
1: ...roughly 75,000 schools in the [[United States]]. "Decision Earth" contained some highly controversial claims...

Decision Games (476 bytes)
1: '''Decision Games''' is a [[wargaming]] company that appears ...
4: * http://www.decisiongames.com

Early Decision (3072 bytes)
1: '''Early Decision''' is a common policy used in [[college]] admissi...
3: ... programs allow applicants to file only one Early Decision or Early Action application, while, depending on ...
5: ...be reconsidered with the regular pool and a final decision made by [[April]] 1).
9: All the [[Ivy League]] colleges offer Early Decision programs except for [[Harvard University|Harvard]...
11: ...switched to Single-Choice Early Action from Early Decision, while Harvard switched from Mutliple-Choice Earl...

Consensus decision-making (22419 bytes)
1: ... process of getting to such agreement. Consensus decision-making is thus concerned primarily with that proc...
3: ... every participant will be required to act on the decision independently.
5: ...sensus decision-making|''The promise of consensus decision-making'']].
8: ... majority (say 50% plus one, or 2/3), a consensus decision-making process involves identifying and addressin...
10: ... are less skilled in debate. Therefore, consensus decision-making can be seen as a form of [[grassroots demo...

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