Institute for Integrating Statistics in Decision Sciences

The purpose of the Institute for Integrating Statistics in Decision Sciences (I²SDS) is to foster the integration of modern statistical methodologies into the decision sciences. I²SDS’ research emphasis is on Bayesian thinking and associated computing, probability elicitation, utility assessment and approaches for the maximization of expected utility for decision making.

Under the leadership of the Department of Decision Sciences of the School of Business, I²SDS is an academic collaborative partnership with the Departments of Statistics of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The institute intends to explore collaboration with the faculty from the School of Medicine & Health Sciences and GW Law.

The Institute for Integrating Statistics in Decision Sciences
The George Washington University School of Business
Funger Hall, Suite 415
2201 G Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20052

Director: Refik Soyer
Phone: (202) 994-6445
Fax: (202) 994-2736