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Decision Modeling

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Abstract

A model is an abstraction of reality or a representation of a real object or situation. A model presents a simplified version of reality—it may be as simple as a drawing of house plans, or as complicated as a miniature but functional representation of a complex piece of machinery.

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Saxena, R., Srinivasan, A. (2013). Decision Modeling. In: Business Analytics. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 186. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6080-0_4

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