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Mhairi's Dilemma: A study of decision analysis at work

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Barbara Mullin
Mhairi Mullin
Roger Mullin
Jack Dowie
Rex V. Brown
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A case study review of a formal decision analysis involving a 10 year old girl. She had just faced the death of a close adult friend, and had become filled with uncertainty and emotion while facing the decision as to whether or not to attend his funeral. The study demonstrates that formal analysis can provide the sensitivity and caring basis for such decision making, thus counteracting some of the criticisms of decision analysis.

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Article provided by Society for Judgment and Decision Making in its journal Judgment and Decision Making.

Volume (Year): 3 (2008)
Issue (Month): 8 (December)
Pages: 679-689
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Keywords: decision analysis; children; emotion.;

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  1. Rex V. Brown, 2006. "Making decision research useful - not just rewarding," Judgment and Decision Making, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, vol. 1, pages 162-173, November. [Downloadable!]
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