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  2. After action report - Wikipedia

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    After action report. An after action report (or AAR) is any form of retrospective analysis on a given sequence of goal-oriented actions previously undertaken, generally by the author themselves. The two principal forms of AARs are the literary AAR, intended for recreational use, and the analytical AAR, exercised as part of a process of ...

  3. Formal methods - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, formal methods are mathematically rigorous techniques for the specification, development, analysis, and verification of software and hardware systems. [1] The use of formal methods for software and hardware design is motivated by the expectation that, as in other engineering disciplines, performing appropriate mathematical ...

  4. After-action review - Wikipedia

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    An after action review (AAR) is a technique for improving process and execution by analyzing the intended outcome and actual outcome of an action and identifying practices to sustain, and practices to improve or initiate, and then practicing those changes at the next iteration of the action [1] [2] AARs in the formal sense were originally developed by the U.S. Army. [3]

  5. Technical report - Wikipedia

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    A technical report (also scientific report) is a document that describes the process, progress, or results of technical or scientific research or the state of a technical or scientific research problem. [1][2] It might also include recommendations and conclusions of the research. Unlike other scientific literature, such as scientific journals ...

  6. Decision analysis - Wikipedia

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    Decision analysis (DA) is the discipline comprising the philosophy, methodology, and professional practice necessary to address important decisions in a formal manner. . Decision analysis includes many procedures, methods, and tools for identifying, clearly representing, and formally assessing important aspects of a decision; for prescribing a recommended course of action by applying the ...

  7. Meta-analysis - Wikipedia

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    An important part of this method involves computing a combined effect size across all of the studies. As such, this statistical approach involves extracting effect sizes and variance measures from various studies. [1] Meta-analyses are integral in supporting research grant proposals, shaping treatment guidelines, and influencing health policies.

  8. Certificate of analysis - Wikipedia

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    Certificate of analysis. A certificate of analysis (COA) is a formal laboratory-prepared document that details the results of (and sometimes the specifications and analytical methods for) one or more laboratory analyses, signed—manually or electronically—by an authorized representative of the entity conducting the analyses.

  9. Statistical inference - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Statistical inference is the process of using data analysis to infer properties of an underlying distribution of probability. [1] Inferential statistical analysis infers properties of a population, for example by testing hypotheses and deriving estimates. It is assumed that the observed data set is sampled from a larger population.