How to Make a Decision Tree

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We are faced with making decisions daily. Some decisions are fairly easy to make while others are quite difficult. To assist you in making difficult decisions, consider using a tool, such as a decision tree.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Step1

Develop a table that consist of all the variables that you'll weigh in making your decision. See the example figure consisting of an individual who is deciding on whether to get married. The variables listed are love, financial stability, common interests, personality and chemistry/attraction.

Step2

Make a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being strongly agree and 1 being strongly disagrees and rate each variable and factor on your table.

Step3

Determine what your outcome will be based on the rating of your variables and factors. In the example table, the outcome is "get married" when all variables meet satisfactory ratings in each category. If and when the variables rate poorly, than the outcome is "do not get married".

Step4

Once the table is completed, get a better picture of the ratings by developing a decision tree which consists of flowchart boxes. Put the most important factor, in this case "love," in a box and determine how many on the table are marriage material based on love.

Step5

This particular decision tree is relative to marriage but you can make any type of decision using the decision tree. Take a look at the sample decision tree that was provided on the Internet for the public to use regarding the decision on whether to play golf using the weather as the variable.

Tips & Warnings

Be careful of how you determine what variables are important and which are not. The variables are key in making your decision.

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on 4/15/2008 "INTERACTIVE INTEGRITY"! http://my.calendars.net/colorcode
THIS IS MY DECISION TREE.
I USED A CALENDAR WITH AN BUILT IN CLOCK, A WEEKS WORTH OF COLORCODING, SEVEN LABELED CATEGORY BUTTONS, ECAH SITE IS TOPICAL, AND TREES INTO THE NEXT TOPICAL SYSTEM, OF THE TREE, AS EACH LEVEL OF THE TREE DEVLOPES. THE TREE GROWS AS I GROW, AND I GROW WITH THE TREE. TOGETHER WE ARE A MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY! MY NEXT STEP IS TO CREATE POPUPS, FROM THE POPU ENABLER, AND STORE TOPICAL DATA IN TREES ON THE DATED/COLORCODED/LABELED/BUTTONED/POPUPS WHICH ARE BUILT INTO THE COLORCODED CALENDAR.

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