2 points

QUESTION 5

1. The text has some concerns about 'truth' or 'proof', at least as they are employed in the world of evidence-based decision making. What are these concerns?
2. a.Only a very few studies are of sufficient quality and rigor to establish 'truth' in a general manner.
3. b.The practice of evidence-based decision making is the only way to establish proof. Other methods do not meet basic deductive reasoning requirements.
4. c.Given the complexities of most decisions and the probabilistic nature of the world, finding universal truths is impractical (if not impossible).
5. d.Given the nature of how we perceive reality, there can be no such thing as a 'truth.'

1 points

QUESTION 6

1. Which model of decision-making views decisions based upon the perceived urgency of action?
2. a.The Rational Model
3. b.The Garbage Can Model
4. c.Simon's Bounded Rationality
5. d.System I & System II Thinking

1 points

QUESTION 7

1. What is the purpose of the PICOP (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Context) conceptual tool in evidence-based management?
2. a.To provide a method for specifying the nature of the needed evidence. To help formulate the problem to be solved.
3. b.To help broaden the context of the experiment to be conducted.
4. c.It provides detailed representation of the entire decision model. This provides a template for Stakeholder assessment.
5. d.It helps to place the research on the Pyramid of Evidence.

1 points

QUESTION 8

1. Which of the following is NOT a source used to inform an evidence-based decision practice?
2. a.Public opinion
3. b.Practitioners
4. c.Scientific literature
5. d.Stakeholders