Decision Support Techniques
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Mathematical or statistical procedures used as aids in making a decision. They are frequently used in medical decision-making. |
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IM; no qualif |
| Also Called: |
Decision Analysis,Decision Aids,Decision Modeling,Models, Decision Support |
Decision Support Techniques Categories.
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Decision Theory - A theoretical technique utilizing a group of related constructs to describe or prescribe how individuals or groups of people choose a course of action when faced with several alternatives and a variable amount of knowledge about the determinants of the outcomes of those alternatives. |
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Neural Networks (Computer) - A computer architecture, implementable in either hardware or software, modeled after biological neural networks. Like the biological system in which the processing capability is a result of the interconnection strengths between arrays of nonlinear processing nodes, computerized neural networks, often called perceptrons or multilayer connectionist models, consist of neuron-like units. A homogeneous group of units makes up a layer. These networks are good at pattern recognition. They are adaptive, performing tasks by example, and thus are better for decision-making than are linear learning machines or cluster analysis. They do not require explicit programming. |
Decision Support Techniques Definitions and Terms
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