Decision Analysis and Risk Management Decision Making: Issues and Methods
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Risk Analysis
- Vol. 7 (2) , 131-139
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1987.tb00978.x
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of decision analysis and its use in risk management decision making. The paper discusses the distinctive characteristics of decision analysis and compares these characteristics with those of its principal alternative--cost-benefit analysis. The paper also discusses each of the steps in a decision analysis and the strengths and limitations of the method.Keywords
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