Decision Analysis
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*Decision Analysis* is a discipline popularly known as *"Applied
Decision Theory"*. It provides a framework for analyzing :doc:`decision
problems <DEXiGlosDProb>` by:

-  structuring and breaking them down into more manageable parts,
-  explicitly considering the possible options (alternatives), available
   information, involved uncertainties, and relevant preferences of the
   decision maker(s),
-  combining these in order to arrive at optimal or at least
   'sufficiently good' decisions.

Decision Analysis, and the :doc:`DEXi <DEXi>` program as well, are
aimed at *supporting* people in making decisions rather than *making*
decisions themselves. For this purpose, they provide methods and tools
for developing :doc:`decision models <DEXiGlosDMod>` and using them for
the :doc:`evaluation <DEXiGlosEval>` and
:doc:`analysis <DEXiGlosAnal>` of options.

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