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A decision tree is a kind of flowchart -- a graphical representation of the process for making a decision or a series of decisions. Businesses use them to determine company policy, sometimes simply for choosing what policy is, other times as a published tool for their employees. Individuals can use decision trees to help them make difficult decisions by reducing them to a series of simpler, or less emotionally laden, choices. Regardless of the context or type of decision, the structure of a decision tree remains the same.
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Brainstorm each of the variables in the decision you want the decision tree to help you make. Write them down on a sheet of paper, or in the margin of your main sheet.
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Prioritize the variables you've listed and write them down in order. Depending on the kind of decision you're making, you can prioritize the variables chronologically, by order of importance, or both.
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* For a simple work vehicle, you might prioritize your car decision trees as price, fuel efficiency, model, style