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Influence Diagram Analysis

A. Prepare a problem narrative

B. Classify variables

1.

Decision variables

:

under control of decision-maker

2.

Outcome variables

: results, measure of performance

3.

Exogenous/assumptions

: affect but are not affected

4.

Intermediary variables

: necessary to link other variables

C. Draw influence diagram

Decision variables

Exogenous and Intermediary variables

Outcome variables

Influences

D. Derive equations for modeling the problem

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