decision science

English

Noun

decision science (usually uncountable, plural decision sciences)

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

   Synonym: DS

   • 2018 [2000], Ann Van Ackere, Kiriakos Vlahos, editors, Decision Science, Routledge, →ISBN, page xv:

     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.

   • 2019 October 25, Dan Burn-Forti, “Google's got a chief decision scientist. Here's what she does”, in Wired UK‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

See also

• decision theory