How to improve decision-making skills in realistic situations and do it in a reasonably nonmathematical fashion. Develops practical techniques for deciding upon the best strategies in a variety of situations. Provides methods for reducing complex problems to easily-drawn decision diagrams (trees), supported by real-world examples. Includes detailed cases that employ the methods described in the text. Each chapter contains illustrative examples and exercises.

Francesca Baird is an author and blogger. She lives in Aberdeen, Scotland with her 10 year old son Oscar, and their very affectionate Cockapoo, Rainbow. She has a degree in Psychology and currently works full time for a process control engineering company.After being diagnosed at 32 with autism spectrum disorder (high functioning autism/Asperger's), Francesca began blogging about her journey to a diagnosis. She hopes that, by writing about her experience of living with autism, she can raise awareness of the condition and help remove some of the mental health stigmas and misconceptions attached to the label.Francesca writes: "If my book prompts even one person to seek a diagnosis to understand themselves better, then I will have succeeded in my goal as an author."