What are the analytic standards?

What are the analytic standards?

The IC Analytic Standards are the core principles of intelligence analysis and are to be applied across the IC. IC Analytic Standards shall be applied in each analytic product in a manner appropriate to its purpose, the type and scope of its underlying source information, its production timeline, and its customers.

What are the standards of intelligence?

On many tests, a score of 100 is considered the average IQ. Sixty-eight percent of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean (that is, between 85 and 115). That means that nearly 70% of all people score within plus or minus 15 points of the average score.

What is analytic tradecraft?

Structured Analytic Tradecraft (SAT) defines the process an intelligence analyst goes through, from beginning to end, to answer an intelligence question or investigate a particular issue or problem. Structured refers to the repeatability of the method. Tradecraft refers to the analytic process holistically.

What are the five IC analytic standards prescribed in ICD 203?

The Directive articulates five Analytic tradecraft Standards, which demand that our work be: objective, independent of political considerations, timely and based on all available sources. IC 203 further states that all IC products must “implement and exhibit” nine Analytic Tradecraft Standards.

What is analytic objectivity?

Analytic objectivity is a standard promulgated by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in the 2000s. ODNI ‘Intelligence Community Directives’ (or ICDs) ‘are the principal issuance through which the DNI provides policy direction to the Intelligence Community (IC).

What ICD 203?

ICD 203 serves as a common foundation for developing education and training in analytic skills. The Directive articulates five Analytic tradecraft Standards, which demand that our work be: objective, independent of political considerations, timely and based on all available sources.

What is CIA tradecraft?

Tradecraft, within the intelligence community, refers to the techniques, methods and technologies used in modern espionage (spying) and generally, as part of the activity of intelligence assessment.

What is moderate confidence?

(8) Moderate confidence The term “moderate confidence”, with respect to a determination, means that a determination is credibly sourced and plausible but not of sufficient quality or corroborated sufficiently to warrant a higher level of confidence.

What is ICD 203 and what are the standards?

ICD 203 serves as a common foundation for developing education and training in analytic skills. The Directive articulates five Analytic Tradecraft Standards, which demand that our work be objective, independent of political considerations, timely and based on all available sources.

What are the five analytic tradecraft standards in IC 203?

The Directive articulates five Analytic Tradecraft Standards, which demand that our work be objective, independent of political considerations, timely and based on all available sources. IC 203 further states that all IC products must “implement and exhibit” nine Analytic Tradecraft Standards.

What are the values of the ICD system?

Our Values 1 IC Analytic Standards. Analytic objectivity and sound intelligence tradecraft ensure our nation’s leaders receive unbiased and accurate intelligence to inform their decisions. 2 ICD 203. 3 Review & Evaluation.

When did the IC analytic standards come into effect?

The IC Analytic Standards were established in 2007, and revised, revalidated, and approved by the DNI in January 2015.