Table 10.2 Example of representative choices of criteria employed by decision makers [40]
From: Cognitive and Decision-Making Skills in Catheter-Based Cardiovascular Interventions
Category | Strategy | Criterion |
|---|---|---|
Intuitive | Arbitrary | Based on the most easy and familiar choice |
Preference | Based on propensity, hobby, tendency, expectation | |
Common sense | Based on axioms and judgment | |
Empirical | Trial and error | Based on exhaustive trial |
Experiment | Based on experimental results | |
Experience | Based on existing knowledge | |
Consultant | Based on professional consultation | |
Estimation | Based on rough evaluation | |
Heuristic | Principles | Based on scientific theories |
Ethics | Based on philosophical judgment and belief | |
Representative | Based on common rules of thumb | |
Availability | Based on limited information | |
Anchoring | Based on presumption or bias and their justification | |
Rational | ||
Static | Minimum cost | Based on minimizing energy, time, money |
Maximum benefit | Based on maximizing gain | |
Maximum utility | Based on cost-benefit ratio | |
Certainty | Based on maximum probability, statistical data | |
Risks | Based on minimum loss or regret | |
Uncertainty | Â | |
Pessimist | Based on maximin | |
Optimist | Based on maximax | |
Regretist | Based on minimax of regrets | |
Dynamic | Interactive events | Based on automata |
Games | Based on conflict | |
Zero sum | Based on S (gain  +  loss)  =  0 | |
Nonzero sum | Based on S (gain  +  loss)  ≠ 0 | |
Decision grids | Based on series of choices in a decision grid | |