ANALYSIS OF THE DECISION RULES IN DECISION TABLES

Abstract

Decision tables, a framework for describing a set of related decision rules, can improve the communication and documentation achievable by previous techniques such a charting and narrative descriptions of data processing problems, particularly those containing many complex decision rules. In addition, decision tables offer system analysts the potential to eliminate inconsistencies and redundancies in each set of specified decision rules and to produce computer programs that are efficient in the use of computer storage and computer running time. Decision tables also enable the system analyst to determine if he has considered all of the possible decision rules that can be formed from a particular set of conditions. This Memo randum develops for decision tables a theoretical structure that serves as the foundation for achieving these benefits. As background for this development, the author describes a basic structure of decision tables. The theorems developed in this paper provide a basis for system analysts and programmers to verify the logic of their analysis.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0407719

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