Meaning of decision science | Babel Free

Definitions

An interdisciplinary field concerned with rational decision making, combining mathematics, economics, and behavioural sciences.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Decision science can be described as the body of knowledge that is concerned with rational decision-making. […] Decision science (DS) is, by its nature, integrative and interdisciplinary. Its origins lie in mathematics, economics and behavioural sciences, but it is now increasingly influenced by developments in other business disciplines and computer science.”

“She would later get degrees in statistics, neuroscience and psychology, a combination that raised some eyebrows. “When I was being trained, it was really unusual for someone to do both [data and decision science]^([sic]),” she says.”

CEFR level