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Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS)
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Step-by-Step Guide
  Step 1: Define the   Impairment
  Step 2: List Candidate   Causes
  Step 3: Eliminate
  Step 4: Diagnose
  Step 5: Compare   Strength of Evidence
  Step 6: Identify   Probable Cause
 
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Step 1: Define the Case  This image is a drawing of a caddisfly larva in its case. Caddisflies are aquatic insects that are used by biologists to monitor the environmental quality of streams.
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2.3. Results and Next Steps
 

 At the conclusion of Step 2, you should have the following products (example products from step 2):

  • A list of candidate causes,
  • A map showing possible sources and other geographic features, and
  • A conceptual model of the candidate causes.

These products are used to focus assembly and analysis of data in Steps 3 and 4.

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