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What the Analysis Plan Specifies

The five major analysis plan specifications, which we'll step through in this lesson, are:

1. Which risk questions will be pursued during analysis?
2. What data are needed?
3. What measures are to be used?
4. What are the analytical methods to be used to estimate risk?
5. What is the anticipated format and presentation of results?

graphic Specifications of the Analysis Plan
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key pointThe analysis plan incorporates the work done in problem formulation to design the actual assessment.


in-depth Variations in Analysis Plan Requirements

Relevant guidelines section(s): 3.5


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