Example Continued


Decision Table - select a guitar (continued)

Let Attribute values be denoted as:

mode: A - acoustic; E - elec; C - combo.
no. of strings: actual value (only 6 and 12 are options here)
tuning machines: GO - Gotoh; GR - Grover

Total values (max.): 3 * 2 * 2 = 12

Let Decisions be denoted as:

   Epiphone EJ200 (acoustic):             E
   Fender DG11 (acoustic):                F
   Martin D15 (acoustic):                 M
   Takamine ES31C (acoustic-electric):    T
   Ovation CV68 (acoustic-electric):      O
   Ibanez GSA60 (electric):               I
   Gibson SG (electric):                  G

                     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10| 11| 12|
---------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   mode (acoustic/   | A | A | A | A | E | E | E | E | C | C | C | C |
    elec./combo)     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
---------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   number of strings | 6 | 6 | 12| 12| 6 | 6 | 12| 12| 6 | 6 | 12| 12|
                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
---------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   tuners            | GO| GR| GO| GR| GO| GR| GO| GR| GO| GR| GO| GR|
                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
---------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
---------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   ultimate decision | E | M | E | M | I |   | G | G | T | O | T | O |
                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
---------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|