A Doctor's Introduction to Decision Analysis,
Abstract
Decision analysis provides a framework which is well-suited for the doctor who, when presented with a complicated patient management problem, would like to augment his judgment by breaking down the problem into components that he can more readily think about. The doctor's diagnosis and treatment strategy options are evaluated by calculating the expected disutility of each. The axioms upon which this criterion is grounded are presented in this paper in nonformalistic language, and the analysis is demonstrated using a problem quite common in the clinical setting. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732556
Entities
People
- Brian E. Forst
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses