DPL 4.0

1. OVERVIEW OF DECISION ANALYSIS
What is Decision Analysis? / Phase I: Framing / Phase II: Building a Model and Gathering Data / Phase III: Analysis and Evaluation / Phase IV: Making the Decision
2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW
DPL Windows / Project Manager / The Model Window / Running an Analysis / Endpoint Database / Saving / Importing and Exporting Elements of a DPL Project / Printing / Session Log / Options / On-Line Help
3. DECISION ANALYSIS TUTORIAL
Introduction / The Spreadsheet / Welcome to DPL! / The DPL Model / Modeling Decisions and Strategy Tables / Sensitivity Analysis / Probabilistic Modeling / Analyzing the DPL Model / Further Analysis / Wrapping Up
4. DECISIONS AND STRATEGY TABLES
What is a Decision? / Tutorial: Decisions / Strategy Tables / Tutorial: Strategy Tables
5. CHANCE EVENTS
What is a Chance Event? / Tutorial: Chance Events
6. VALUES, GET/PAY EXTENSIONS, AND OBJECT FUNCTIONS
Modeling with Value Nodes / Modeling with Get/Pay Expressions / Modeling with an Objective Function / Tutorial: Values, Get/Pay Expressions, and Objective Functions
7. MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE MODELS
How to Use Model Multiple Attributes / Using a Constraint Function / Tutorial: Modeling Decisions with Multiple Objectives
8. TIMING AND STRUCTURE
Too Many Trees? / Timing / Structure / Tutorial / Tutorial: Timing and Structure
9. SPREADSHEETS
Spreadsheet Links / Tutorial: Spreadsheets
10. EVALUATION METHODS
How DPL Analyzes a Model / How DPL Calculates Expected Value / Tutorial: Calculating the Expected Value of a Model / How Can DPL Run so Fast? / How DPL Runs a Simulation / Tutorial: Simulation / How DPL Calculates Multiple Attribute Models / Tutorial: Analyzing Models with Multiple Objectives / Modeling Risk Attitude / Tutorial: Risk Tolerance/Certain Equivalent
11. POLICY TREES
How DPL Generates Policy Trees / Reading a Policy Tree / Tutorial: Policy Tree
12. RISK PROFILES
How DPL Generates Risk Profiles / Reading Risk Profiles / Tutorial: Risk Profile Chart / Using Reduction to Convert a Risk Profile into a Chance Event / Tutorial: Reduction
13. EXPECTED VALUE TORNADO DIAGRAMS
How DPL Generates an Expected Value Tornado Diagram / Reading an Expected Value Tornado Diagram / Tutorial: Expected Value Tornado Diagrams
14. DPL PROGRAMS
What is a DPL Program? / Overview of DPL Programs / Defining Components in the Definition Section / Defining Event Sequences / Advanced Techniques for Programs / Tutorial: Converting a Model to a Program
15. POLICY SUMMARIES AND COMPARISONS
How DPL Generates Policy Summaries and Comparisons / Reading a Policy Summary / Reading a Policy Comparison / Tutorial: Policy Summary and Comparison
16. VALUE OF PERFECT INFORMATION AND CONTROL
How DPL Calculates the Value of Perfect Information and Control / Reading a Value of Information and Control Graph / Tutorial: Value of Perfect Information and Control
17. RAINBOW DIAGRAMS
How DPL Generates a Rainbow Diagram / Reading a Rainbow Diagram / Tutorial: Rainbow Diagrams
18. BASE CASE TORNADO DIAGRAMS
How DPL Generates a Base Case Tornado Diagram / Reading a Base Case Tornado Diagram / What Should the Base Case Be? / Including Constants in a Base Case Tornado Diagram / Tutorial: Base Case Tornado Diagram
19. EVENT TORNADO DIAGRAMS
How DPL Generates a Deterministic Event Tornado Diagram / Reading a Deterministic Event Tornado Diagram / How DPL Generates a Probabilistic Event Tornado Diagram / Reading a Probabilistic Event Tornado Diagram / When Should You Use a Probabilistic Tornado Diagram? / Tutorial: Event Tornado Diagram / INDEX / GLOSSARY / BIBLIOGRAPHY