Evidence-Informed Decision-Making: Weighing Evidence for Policy Decisions (TRN505)
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Course
English
Online
Course
French
Overview
Delivery method
Online
Duration
1 hour
Audience
All public servants at all levels
Description
Policy decisions are most likely to achieve their desired outcomes and instill public trust when they are informed by the best available evidence. This online self-paced course explores the process of defining, gathering and weighing evidence that is relevant to a policy decision. Participants will learn why decision-makers and scientists may have different standards of proof for the same factual claim.
Topics include:
- recognizing biases that can skew the evidence on which a decision is based
- weighing evidence to infer whether a claim is true or false, and determining the level of confidence with which this can be done
- acknowledging evidence gaps and the implications of changes to evidence over time
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