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MDPE.12:2.7 - State the result’s epistemic status

State what supports each claim and how it was obtained. These descriptions can apply together: a bounded study, for example, can combine direct observations with practitioner judgements.

  • direct observation — a person or instrument recorded the stated indication under named conditions;
  • practitioner judgement — an identified capable practitioner interpreted observations for one use;
  • bounded study result — a study supports the claim for its population, task, Method, and period;
  • expert estimate — the best available informed estimate when stronger evidence is not readily obtainable;
  • open hypothesis — a useful explanation to test through observations that could count against it;
  • unsupported claim — a required subject, observer, Method, representation, population, or source is absent.

An open hypothesis can guide a cheap, reversible probe. For costly, irreversible, potentially harmful or population-wide action, compare what attainable further evidence could change with its cost and delay (C.11.DUA). Consider a smaller step, narrower use or stop when uncertainty makes the proposed action unacceptable. Applicable authority and binding conditions still govern the action.