Ten “commandments” for good policy analysis (taken from Morgan and Henrion, 199048)
| 1 | Do your homework with literature, experts, and users. |
| 2 | Let the problem drive the analysis. |
| 3 | Make the analysis as simple as possible, but no simpler. |
| 4 | Identify all explicit assumptions. |
| 5 | Be explicit about decision criteria and policy strategies. |
| 6 | Be explicit about uncertainties. |
| 7 | Perform systematic sensitivity and uncertainty analysis. |
| 8 | Iteratively refine the problem statement and the analysis. |
| 9 | Document clearly and completely. |
| 10 | Expose the work to peer review. |