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| Terms |
Definitions |
| Facilitator |
A person who has the role to facilitate a structured group process (for instance participatory
integrated assessment) in such a way that the aim of that group process will be met. |
| Focus group |
Well established research technique applied since the 1940's in the social sciences, marketing fields,
evaluation and decision research. Generally, a group of 5 to 12 people are interviewed by a moderator on a
specific focused subject. With the focus group technique the researcher can obtain at the same time information
from various individuals together with the interactions amongst them. To a certain extent such artificial settings
simulate real situations where people communicate among each other. |
| Functional error |
Functional error arises from uncertainty about the nature of the process represented by the model.
Uncertainty about model structure frequently reflects disagreement between experts about the
underlying causal mechanisms. |
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