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From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall)
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Subject: Decision Analysis
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Date: 6 Feb 90 16:52:04 GMT
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In-Reply-To:  Message of Mon, 5 Feb 90 08:53:49 PST from <lsefton@APPLE.COM>

On Mon, 5 Feb 90 08:53:49 PST you said:
>Re: unique courses:  I'm currently taking Decision Analysis out here at
>Stanford--I've never seen anything like it. It is most definitely *not* a
>probabilities course. Has anyone else had any experience with this subject?

See: John D.C. Little, "Models and Managers: The Concept of a Decision
Calculus," MANAGEMENT SCIENCE (April 1970), 466-485.

The Stanford GBA faculty are well known (among others) for elaboration of
the concept.  Say hello to Dave Montgomery for me :-)