utility.get.attrib.names {utility}

Get Names of Attributes Used by a Value Functions

Description

Function to get the names of the attributes used by a given value function.

Usage

utility.get.attrib.names(node)

Arguments

node

node of an objectives hierarchy with its associated value function (object of class utility).

Value

Character vector of names of attributes.

Author(s)

Peter Reichert <[e-mail]>

References

Short description of the package:

Reichert, P., Schuwirth, N. and Langhans, S., Constructing, evaluating and visualizing value and utility functions for decision support, Environmental Modelling & Software 46, 283-291, 2013.

Textbooks on the use of utility and value functions in decision analysis:

Keeney, R. L. and Raiffa, H. Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Preferences and Value Tradeoffs. John Wiley & Sons, 1976.

Eisenfuehr, F., Weber, M. and Langer, T., Rational Decision Making, Springer, Berlin, 2010.