Sökning: "decision-theory"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade ordet decision-theory.

  1. 1. Optimisation of Clinical Trials using Bayesian Decision Theory

    Författare :Sebastian Jobjörnsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; decision theory; drug regulation; ; Bayesian statistics; subgroup analysis; clinical trials; health economics; multiple testing; decision theory;

    Sammanfattning : A decision maker confronted with the task of designing a clinical trial has to consider a multitude of aspects. Large trials lead to more evidence,which in turn makes it less likely that harmful decisions are taken when deciding on future treatments for patients. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Decisions with Medium to Long-Term Consequences : Decision Processes and Structures

    Författare :Marianne Jakobsson; Ola Svenson; Johnny Hellgren; Marianne Törner; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; decision-making; decision-structure; decision-process; decision-theory; nuclear safety; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : All of us make more or less important decisions during our entire lives, in private and professional arenas. Some decisions have consequences for an individual or organization in the short term, others have long lasting consequences. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Rektorns beslutsfattande om skolans organisation : Navigering utifrån beslutslogiker i oländig terräng

    Författare :Tina Bröms; Elisabet Nihlfors; Anders Arnqvist; Daniel Nordholm; Ulf Leo; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Principal; Decision-Making; Governance of schools; Principals Decision-Making; Decision theory; Educational Leadership; Rektor; Beslutfattande; Styrning av skolan; Rektorns beslutfattande; Beslutsteori; Skolledarskap; ; Pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : Over the past several years, there has been a greater demand for accountability of principal´s for the education they provide. Through the Education Act (SFS 2010:800), the Swedish parliament has increased the regulation and clarification of the principal´s responsibility in several areas, for example the responsibility to decide on the school’s internal organization. LÄS MER

  5. 4. On the Optimisation and Regulation of Clinical Trials

    Författare :Sebastian Jobjörnsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; decision theory; Bayesian statistics; optimal stopping.; clinical trials; subgroup analysis; drug regulation;

    Sammanfattning : The basic premise of this thesis is that Bayesian Decision Theory (BDT) can and should be used to solve clinical trial design problems. While the flexibility of the framework allows for accommodating a great variety of situations, it also requires an explicit consideration of the gains and costs associated with the trial. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Measures of Freedom of Choice

    Författare :Karin Enflo; Erik Carlson; Thomas Anderberg; Martin van Hees; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Freedom of Choice; Measure; Choice Set; Diversity; Cardinality; Evenness; Decision Theory; Metric Space; Practical Philosophy; Praktisk filosofi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the problem of measuring freedom of choice. It analyzes the concept of freedom of choice, discusses conditions that a measure should satisfy, and introduces a new class of measures that uniquely satisfy ten proposed conditions. LÄS MER