Scientific Aids to Decisionmaking

A Perspective

Frank Collbohm

Expert InsightsPublished 1957

A discourse on both scientific and unscientific methods of decisionmaking. The need is stressed for relying on well-designed analyses which define the problem, clarify the objectives, and separate the problem into workable components. In this manner, both expert judgment and new mathematical tools may be applied to provide a sound basis for intelligent decisionmaking.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 1957
  • Pages: 7
  • Document Number: P-1032

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Collbohm, Frank, Scientific Aids to Decisionmaking: A Perspective. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1957. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1032.html.
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