Abstract:
Analytical tools are hard to learn and use. Yet getting the numbers right is only part of the job for engineers, economists and other quantitative modelers. Bosses, clien...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Analytical tools are hard to learn and use. Yet getting the numbers right is only part of the job for engineers, economists and other quantitative modelers. Bosses, clients, colleagues and members of the public need to understand-and believe-the analytical results, or else the job is not done. Practicing analysts work in a social, communicative context which few academics understand and about which few students learn. This paper introduces the concept of communicative analysis, establishes behavioral norms and suggests a set of heuristics for its performance.
Published in: 1996 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technical Expertise and Public Decisions. Proceedings
Date of Conference: 21-22 June 1996
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 06 August 2002
Print ISBN:0-7803-3345-4