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... In this context, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) asked the National Research Council to conduct a study to synthesize and assess the behavioral and social science research evidence relevant (1)
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... to apply the principles, evidentiary standards, and findings of the behavioral and social sciences to the IC's analytic methods, workforce development, collaborations, and communications. To implement this recommendation, the committee offers five immediate actions: (1)
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... create and widely disseminate an Analytical Methods Resource Guide. Use Scientific Analytical Methods The committee's second recommendation calls on the DNI to ensure that the IC adopts scientifically validated analytical methods and subjects its methods to performance evaluation.
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... evaluate the impact of internal review processes on how well the resulting reports convey analysts' intended meaning.
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