| Description |
x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Making smart choices: how to think about your whole decision problem: a proactive approach -- Problem: how to define your decision problem to solve the right problem -- Objectives: how to clarify what you're really trying to achieve with your decision -- Alternatives: how to make smarter choices by creating better alternatives to choose from -- Consequences: how to describe how well each alternative meets your objectives -- Tradeoffs: how to make tough compromises when you can't achieve all your objectives at once -- Uncertainty: how to think about and act on uncertainties affecting your decision -- Risk tolerance: how to account for your appetite for risk -- Linked decisions: how to plan ahead by effectively coordinating current and future decisions -- Psychological traps: how to avoid some of the tricks your mind can play on you when you're deciding -- The wise decision maker: how to make smart choices a way of life. |
| Subject |
Decision making.
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| Added Author |
Keeney, Ralph L., 1944-
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Raiffa, Howard, 1924-2016
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| ISBN |
0875848575 hardcover alkaline paper |
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