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Question	Category	Date
What is the impact of a prediction on decision-making behavior? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com There is a 90% likelihood that you will die from your cancer in 5 years. Evidence suggests a major eart...	DSS Foundations	Jul 31, 2016
What are challenges for predictive analytics? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Prediction is a difficult task and a challenge in many situations. The assumption of current prediction t...	DSS Foundations	Apr 07, 2019
What is machine learning? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM "A computing machine learns to make and improve its predictions by performing calculations from data a...	DSS Foundations	Apr 01, 2017
What is the best data analytics approach? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power Selecting the most appropriate data analytics approach and tools for a specific task or project can be very c...	DSS Foundations	Sep 18, 2017
What are critical success factors for using advanced analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Presence of critical success factors (CSF) influence the performance of a task, project or organizati...	DSS Foundations	Dec 21, 2013
What is the distilled "wisdom" about decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Wisdom is a virtue. Decision support has a short history, but we have learned much about helping peop...	DSS Foundations	Apr 26, 2014
What is big data analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Big data analytics combines buzz words and is a buzz phrase. The basic idea of this new business jarg...	DSS Foundations	Jul 15, 2018
What are the features of a knowledge-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com This is installment #4 about features of computerized decision support systems. The focus is on knowledge-...	Knowledge-driven DSS	Aug 09, 2008
Are decision markets a useful decision support tool? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM YES, decision markets are useful for appropriate prediction tasks. Some Ask Dan! columns are more time sens...	Model-driven DSS	Dec 29, 2015
What is analytics? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Analytics refers to quantitative and statistical analysis of data. Analytic capabilities are important in...	DSS Foundations	Oct 07, 2020
What is big data? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Big data is an overused and somewhat confusing phrase. Big data is characterized by high volume, low...	DSS Foundations	Jul 02, 2018
How do predictive analytics support decision making? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Predictive analytics is a general term for using simple and complex models to support anticipatory decisio...	Building DSS	Jul 30, 2012
How does a DSS differ from an MIS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some Decision Support Systems (DSS) are Management Information Systems (MIS), but DSS serve purposes other ...	DSS Foundations	Sep 28, 2009
What is evidence? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Evidence is an abstract idea that plays a significant role in human thinking and decision making. The...	DSS Foundations	Apr 16, 2018
What factors influence corporate acquisition decision-making success? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In 2017 in the United States, there were a record number of merger and acquisition transactions with 15,1...	DSS Foundations	May 01, 2019
Can DSS improve state government tax revenue projections? In the United States, state governments forecast tax revenues, prepare spending budgets based on the forecast, and then track and monitor tax receipts...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
How can simulation be used for decision support? Questions about using simulation for building a DSS are reasonably frequent in my Ask Dan! email. So this column has been in the works for some time, ...	Model-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
What is a cost estimation DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com In many industries, bids are submitted in response to requests for proposals (RFPs). Preparing a bid for a ...	DSS Applications	May 13, 2017
Can 'Big Brother' watch us? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com "Big Brother" is a familiar metaphor that conjures up visions of political surveillance, political control...	DSS Foundations	May 30, 2016
What should managers know about predictive analytics and model-driven decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Companies are implementing predictive analytics and quantitative models to assist managers. There remain ...	DSS Foundations	Aug 19, 2012
What is the history of Clinical DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) are positively disrupting healthcare and the practice of med...	DSS Foundations	Jul 19, 2019
What policies should govern Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are reaching the point where both organizations and governm...	DSS Foundations	Aug 05, 2020

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