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Title:Intelligence analysis as discovery of evidence, hypotheses, and arguments
connecting the dots
From: Gheorghe Tecuci (George Mason University), David A. Schum (George Mason University), Dorin Marcu (George Mason University), Mihai Boicu (George Mason University)
Person: Tecuci, Gheorghe
1954-
Verfasser
aut
Schum, David A.
Marcu, Dorin
Boicu, Mihai
(Infomation scientist)
Main Authors: Tecuci, Gheorghe 1954- (Author), Schum, David A. (Author), Marcu, Dorin (Author), Boicu, Mihai (Infomation scientist) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2016
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Abstract:This unique book on intelligence analysis covers several vital but often overlooked topics. It teaches the evidential and inferential issues involved in 'connecting the dots' to draw defensible and persuasive conclusions from masses of evidence: from observations we make, or questions we ask, we generate alternative hypotheses as explanations or answers; we make use of our hypotheses to generate new lines of inquiry and discover new evidence; and we test the hypotheses with the discovered evidence. To facilitate understanding of these issues and enable the performance of complex analyses, the book introduces an intelligent analytical tool, called Disciple-CD. Readers will practice with Disciple-CD and learn how to formulate hypotheses; develop arguments that reduce complex hypotheses to simpler ones; collect evidence to evaluate the simplest hypotheses; and assess the relevance and the believability of evidence, which combine in complex ways to determine its inferential force and the probabilities of the hypotheses.--
Physical Description:xxii, 262 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9781107122604
1107122600