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A model of a system describes how that system behaves; a decision model must also represent what the decision maker values. Burk develops multiattribute decision modeling around that distinction. The chapter moves from identifying objectives and alternatives to describing consequences, constructing value functions, and assessing the tradeoffs needed to compare competing outcomes. Cost, uncertainty, and sensitivity enter the analysis without making preferences disappear into the calculation. Readers considering alternatives with several objectives can use the chapter to see which judgments require evidence about the world and which require an explicit account of the decision maker’s priorities.
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Roger Chapman Burk. (2024). Multiattribute Decision Modeling in Defense Applications. In Natalie M. Scala & James P. Howard, II (Eds.), Handbook of Military and Defense Operations Research (2nd ed., pp. 73–106). Chapman & Hall/CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003396307-4
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