Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in many different
disciplines, with variations in the use of
logic
Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premis ...
,
analytics, and experience, to determine "
cause and effect". In
systems engineering and
computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includin ...
, it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations, and solutions.
Computer science and networking
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Bayesian networks
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Complex event processing
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Diagnosis (artificial intelligence)
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Event correlation
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Fault management
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Fault tree analysis
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Grey problem
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RPR Problem Diagnosis
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Remote diagnostics
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Root cause analysis
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Troubleshooting
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Unified Diagnostic Services
Mathematics and logic
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Bayesian probability
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Block Hackam's dictum
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Occam's razor
Occam's razor, Ockham's razor, or Ocham's razor ( la, novacula Occami), also known as the principle of parsimony or the law of parsimony ( la, lex parsimoniae), is the problem-solving principle that "entities should not be multiplied beyond neces ...
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Regression diagnostics
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Sutton's law
copy right remover block
Medicine
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Medical diagnosis
Medical diagnosis (abbreviated Dx, Dx, or Ds) is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. It is most often referred to as a diagnosis with the medical context being implicit. The information r ...
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Molecular diagnostics
Methods
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CDR Computerized Assessment System
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Computer-assisted diagnosis
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Differential diagnosis
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Medical diagnosis
Medical diagnosis (abbreviated Dx, Dx, or Ds) is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. It is most often referred to as a diagnosis with the medical context being implicit. The information r ...
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Retrospective diagnosis
Tools
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DELTA (taxonomy)
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DXplain
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List of diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry
Organizational development
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Organizational diagnostics
Systems engineering
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5 Whys
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Eight Disciplines Problem Solving
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Machine fault diagnosis
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Problem solving
References
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