Jun 21, 2003 11:22
21 yrs ago
German term

Entscheidungstheorie

German to English Bus/Financial business studies
subject in business studies/Fach im BWL-Studium:
Theorie und Geschichte der BWL/Entscheidungstheorie
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 decision theory

Proposed translations

+7
10 mins
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decision theory

At least, that's what the Leo dictionary calls it.

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Note added at 2003-06-21 13:01:37 (GMT)
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Blast, hit the Enter button before finishing my response to David! Was just saying that Leo\'s not all bad, particularly for business-related stuff. And any dictionary can get things wrong sometimes.
Peer comment(s):

agree Eva Blanar : absolutely!
9 mins
Thanks Eva. Great to have such an emphatic confirmation.
agree Edith Kelly
15 mins
Thanks Edith.
agree David Moore (X) : I gave up on LEO long ago. Ithink probably "decision-MAKING theory" would fit, though
1 hr
Well, Leo
agree Ellen Zittinger : with David
6 hrs
Thanks Ellen.
agree writeaway : have seen both decision and decision-making used for Entscheidungstheorie
9 hrs
OK, thanks for that info, writeaway.
agree Deborah Shannon : also (statistical) theory of decision-making, (statistical) decision theory, (statistical) decision-making theory, Bayesian theory, Bayesian analysis ... (trusty Koschnick's Dictionary of the Social Sciences)
21 hrs
Thanks for providing some of the alternatives, Deborah.
agree Henry Pijffers
1 day 21 hrs
Thanks Henry.
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