Expert judgment, definition

Hence, it was possible with the support of expert judgments to constrict the reliability-related field data of the whole clamping function in two steps to the safety-related field data of one single safety function. Thereby, the allocation of the malfunction messages to the safety function is not definite, because the messages can also be relevant for further safety functions. Consequently, it is a worst case examination that needs to be stated more precisely in future researches. 

N early all authors who write about some aspect of chemical market research begin with a definition of these terms. Unfortunately, these definitions vary not only in the particular words which are used, but they are frequently found on close examination to be basically different in meaning. It is not my purpose here to add another set of words or to sit in judgment on previous definitions. I am more concerned today with what market research can be in the future than what it has been in the past. The inability of professional experts to agree on the limits and purposes of the function is to me but a reflection of its newness in the corporate organization. 

An actual biopsy—a small piece of living tissue—of the suspected organ or tissue is necessary for a definite diagnosis of cancer. Biopsies must be taken expertly from the right spot and then examined under a microscope by a pathologist with the experience and judgment necessary for a correct interpretation. 

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