Prospects for a Decision Language

Craig W. Kirkwood ()
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Craig W. Kirkwood: Department of Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4706

Decision Analysis, 2004, vol. 1, issue 2, 84-85

Abstract: In “Speaking of Decisions: Precise Decision Language,” Howard (2004) discusses important issues about the terminology and concepts of decision analysis. A unified decision language could clarify communications across the diverse communities interested in decision analysis, but the diversity of these stakeholders makes achieving such a unified language an ambitious goal. Many of the concepts that Howard discusses predate decision analysis or are widely used in other fields. Those other fields will not change their terminology, and it is unlikely that modifying terminology for these concepts within decision analysis would provide sufficient benefits to outweigh the costs associated with potentially isolating ourselves from related fields.

Keywords: decision analysis; terminology and concepts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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