Biomedical Informatics 4th Edition by Edward Shortliffe, James Cimino

Exercise 5

To what extent is it possible to be certain how effective a medical informatics resource really is? What are the most important criteria of effectiveness?
5. Many of the evaluation approaches assert that a single unbiased observer is a legitimate source of information in an evaluation, even if that observer's data or judgments are unsubstantiated by other people. Give examples drawn from our society where we vest important decisions in a single experienced and presumed impartial individual.