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The Certified Defense All-Source Analysis (CDASA) 3 questions and answers
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Name: Score:39 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 39
Determine the best format for production for
adequate discussion of the argument supporting the assessment. Considerations for choosing
format include the intended client, any specific tasking on a deliverable, the complexity of the
supporting argument, urgency of client requirement, and potential interest across the broader
client base.
d. Targeted technique
c. What product should I produce?
B. Collection posture
B. Research
Term 2 of 39
What are the parts of framing under the rubric of the DIA's analytical design tradecraft
guidance:
a. Project timeline and milestones, knowledge development plans and analytical
approach
and methodology
A. Discipline specific technique, targeted technique,
and sensemaking
A. Client requirement, crafting question, and scoping
a. Collection, outreach, and research
,Term 3 of 39
Apply vetted techniques for foundational,
leadership, science/technology, and other analytic disciplines. Which of the following applies
to the aforementioned concept?
c. Analytic approach and methodology
a. Collection, outreach, and research
b. Discipline specific technique
b. Intelligence question and alternative hypotheses
Term 4 of 39
Use argument mapping or logical reasoning to determine if filling critical gaps or changing
assumptions would change the judgment. Which of the following applies to the
aforementioned concept?
a. Collection, outreach, and research
d. Structured analytical techniques
d. Knowledge development plans
d. Impact of remaining gaps and assumptions
Term 5 of 39
Developing critical subquestions that provide relevant context for the question and encourage
inclusive thinking by using tools such as decomposition is the key issue under the following
analytical design topic. Which of the following applies to the aforementioned concept?
D. Scoping
b. Message
C. People
B. Collection posture
,Term 6 of 39
Generate plausible alternatives to the analytic
conclusions. Alternative hypotheses should be
identified. Which of the following applies to the
aforementioned concept?
d. Plausible alternatives
a. Available knowledge
B. Collection posture
c. Analysis of alternatives
Term 7 of 39
When designing an analytic approach you may want or need to consider a specialized
technique that more deeply analyzes the intelligence question. Choosing an appropriate
technique involves the following:
a. Assess/evaluate analytic finding
a. Framing and knowledge review
b. Methodology building and perform analysis
C. a and b
d. None of the above
a. Addresses a gap relevant to the client, has a subject and a verb, is open-ended and
has specificity appropriate to client mission.
a. Assessing the nature of the problem or type of question, the data available for
analysis, and the timeline for analysis.
, Term 8 of 39
What are the parts of evaluate analysis under the rubric of the DIA's analytical design
tradecraft guidance:
a. Project timeline and milestones, knowledge development plans and analytical
approach
and methodology
C. Confidence selection, analysis of alternatives, impact of remaining gaps,
assess/evaluate
analytic finding
A. Discipline specific technique, targeted technique,
and sensemaking
A. Client requirement, crafting question, and scoping
Term 9 of 39
Assess knowledge base for meaningful connections and patterns relevant to the intelligence
question. Define the nature of the problem and ensure appropriate techniques/methods are
selected. Which of the following applies to the aforementioned concept?
D. Scoping
b. Message
A. Sensemaking
D. Critical gaps
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