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Solving a Multicriteria Decision Tree Problem Using Interactive Approach

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Making decisions involves prediction of future outcomes. In the real world, however, predictions are not known with certainty. Moreover, in serious problems multiple criteria must be taken into account. Various techniques for multicriteria decision-making problems under risk are proposed. Most of them assume that the decision process can be reduced to a single act of choice. However, real-world decision problems are often dynamic, which means that a series of choices must be made. In the paper, a new technique for a dynamic multicriteria decision-making problem under risk is proposed. The method uses a decision tree and interactive approach. A real-world example is presented to show applicability of the procedure.

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This research was supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education in years 2010–2013 as a research project no NN 111 267,138.

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Nowak, M. (2016). Solving a Multicriteria Decision Tree Problem Using Interactive Approach. In: Skulimowski, A., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems: Recent Trends, Advances and Solutions. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 364. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19090-7_23

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