PerForma: A Personal Influence Diagram System for Decision Analysis.

Abstract

The major goal of this research is to develop a widely accessible software system for analyzing and solving influence diagrams for the decision analysis community at the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology. A software system for influence diagram analysis, PerForma, was developed. The system makes the influence diagram, a powerful modeling framework for both formulation and analysis, easily accessible. XLISP Version 1.7 was used to write the system. The Amiga, Atari, Macintosh, IBM PC and PC compatible computers have a fully operational system. The system is cost free and has no distribution restrictions expect for commercial use. The user's manual was written with a documented session of system use. A tutorial was written explaining influence diagram modeling and solution procedures. PerForma was validated through its use in decision analysis application theses. Keywords: Decision making, Decision theory, Mathematics, Operations research, Probability, Computer programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA189598

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People

  • Thomas M. Burwell

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Human Systems

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  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Displays
  • Digital Information
  • Language
  • Lisp Programming Language
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Mathematics
  • Operating Systems
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables

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  • Engineering

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