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Definition Application areas Steps to create a decision table Exercise Solution to exercise
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Definition
Causes Cause 1 Cause 2 Cause 3 Effects Effect 1 Effect 2 Combinations Values 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Y, N Y Y Y Y NNNN Y, N Y Y NNY Y NN Y, N Y NY NY NY N X X X X X X
Components
A decision table lists causes and effects in a
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Application Areas
Business Analysis
Programming Testing
Hardware Design
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Values Y, N Y, N Y, N
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Algorithm:
1. Determine Repeating Factor (RF): divide remaining combinations by the
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number of possible values for that cause 2. Write RF times the first value, then RF times the next etc. until row is full 3. Next row, go to 1.
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columns are identical Tip: ensure the effects are the same
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combinations it represents A - represents as many combinations as the cause has Multiply for each - down the column Add up total and compare with step 2
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Read column by column and determine the effects One effect can occur in multiple test 8 combinations
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X X X X X X X X ? X X ? X X X X X X ? X X 1 1
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2 or more current lines OR credit rating X. What if both: AND? Other customer types? See O-Other above. What about non current lines?
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Thank You
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