Making Hard Decisions: An Introduction to Decision Analysis

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explain two approaches that can be used to justify a better choice of an alpha level than relying on the default threshold of .05, which is suboptimal for two reasons.

TL;DR: A generic decision support system based on an additive multiattribute utility model that is intended to allay many of the operational difficulties involved in the multicriteria decision-making process is described.

TL;DR: The degree to which professionals can improve wildlife management processes and outcomes depends in part on their ability to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines, including those that deta... as discussed by the authors, and the degree of integration of knowledge from different disciplines.

TL;DR: Here the use of structured decision-making frameworks whereby alternative strategies are nominated, probability distributions of outcomes obtained under different strategies, and utilities assigned to different outcomes are advocated using projections from a stochastic population model including Allee effects are illustrated.