Ordinal Structure of the Generic Analytic Workflow: A Survey of Intelligence Analysts

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A Survey of Intelligence Analysts' Perceptions of Analytic Tools

“…In short, analysis is a highly cognitive task [1]. This is made difficult partly because the human mind is limited in terms of attention, perception, memory and processing capacity, and partly because the task can be demanding due to large volumes of (often unstructured) data that can be (sometimes intentionally) misleading.…”

“…Nearly all (93%) of the sample was employed to work full-time. 1 On average, the sample had 6.15 (SD = 6.89) years of experience working in the intelligence community. Together, the sample was involved in a wide range of analytic tasks, including strategic and tactical ones.…”

“…Together, the sample was involved in a wide range of analytic tasks, including strategic and tactical ones. 1 Full demographic data was available for 242 respondents.…”

“…Indeed, there are currently a vast number of analytic tools available for use by the intelligence community. These can be used at different stages of the analytic workflow (see [1] …”

“…3 All of the tools enabled analysts to search for, and retrieve data. Thus, all of the tools would typically be used at the obtain data stage of the analytic workflow (see [1]). At the time of the research, Tools A and C were fully developed and operational.…”