NCJ Number
139992
Date Published
1992
Length
308 pages
Annotation
This book and computer software disk are designed for use as an aid in decisionmaking, including decisions that relate to law practice or other aspects of the legal process.
Abstract
The software is designed to process a set of goals to be achieved, alternatives available for achieving them, and relationships between goals. The software enables the user to choose or explain the best alternative, combination, allocation, or predictive decision rule. The text contains chapters on creating and interpreting data files, overcoming obstacles to systematic decisionmaking, prediction and special decisionmaking, and the specific techniques involved in learning and applying the Lotus and Best Choice software. Charts, index, and 38 references