DECISION THEORY

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DECISION THEORY

Specialty Definition: DECISION THEORY

Domain	Definition
Computing	Decision theory A branch of statistics concerning strategies for decision making in non-deterministic systems. Decision theory seeks to find strategies that maximise the expected value of a utility function measuring the desirability of possible outcomes. (1995-09-22). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Economics	Body of knowledge. . . resting on measurements of probabilities which involve determination of the possible strategies. . . and the probabilities attached to each. . . situation. . . to attain the def ined objectives . Source: European Union. (references)
Health	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. (references)
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Crosswords: DECISION THEORY

Specialty definitions using "DECISION THEORY": behavioral decision function, behavioural decision function ♦ strictly dominated. (references)

Commercial Usage: DECISION THEORY

Domain	Title
Books	Choices: An Introduction to Decision Theory (reference) Game Theory and Decision Theory in Agent-Based Systems (Multiagent Systems, Artificial Societies, and Simulated Organizations) (reference) Making Choices : A Recasting of Decision Theory (reference) Statistical Decision Theory and Bayesian Analysis (Springer Series in Statistics) (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DECISION THEORY

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
decision theory	35
behavioral decision theory	3
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Modern Translation: DECISION THEORY

Language		Translations for "DECISION THEORY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		théorie de la décision. (various references)

Italian		teoria della decisione. (various references)

Pig Latin		ecisionday eorythay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: DECISION THEORY

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography

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