1 and justify why a decision statement would not contain solutions. Refer to the 1 addressed in Week 1 of the course. A decision statement is only addressing the problem in the MDQ model. It does not solutions until later on in the process. In any decision-making process you first have the problem which is the decision statement. (UMGC, The Way We Make Decisions Is nportant Than the Decision Itself) You will then have to follow the steps of the MDQ to find the best solution that would benefit your needs