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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > psychology > decision making > multi-criteria decision making
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > administrative management > decision making > multi-criteria decision making
Preferred Term:

multi-criteria decision making

Definition:
A process whereby information from multiple conflicting alternatives is analyzed in order to make a better choice of action.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
decision making
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • multi-criteria decision analysis
  • multiple criteria decision making
  • MCDA (multi-criteria decision analysis)
  • multicriteria decision making
  • multi-criteria decision methods
  • MCDM (multi-criteria decision making)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137599
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