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The advantage and perhaps the major motivation for using “seat-of-the-pants” decision making is that it obscures the assumptions made in arriving at a decision. If no one knows the assumptions upon which you based your decisions, then even though they may be uneasy with the decision they will have a difficult time criticizing your assumptions or decisions.
Keywords: Optimization, modeling, assumptions, paradigm, productivity, pursuit, regression analysis
How to Cite: Phelps, J. L. (2008) “Optimizing Educational Resources: A Paradigm for the Pursuit of Educational Productivity”, Educational Considerations. 35(2).