I have never heard the word "heuristics" before. I'm still not really sure how to pronounce it, and I even looked it up on wikipedia! Wikipedia shows the pronunciation, but I have no idea. It is interesting that there is a technical term for an educated guess, and a whole philosophy surrounding the concept!
I don't work with clinical decision software in my current position, but I found the Brokel reading in the class assignments very interesting. I didn't realize there were different types of decision making programs. I think this will make me more aware of the depth of the programs I will use. It is important to understand how and why computer programs make their decisions in order to trust outcomes and evaluate the validity of the proposed decision.
It's sort of like her-iss-tic but add a "y" sound: hyer-iss-tic. emphasis on the first syllable. :)
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