hypothesis-elimination

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Narrow root causes with evidence.

Authorkimasplund
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Hypothesis-Elimination (HE) provides a disciplined method to identify the true root cause by systematically eliminating competing hypotheses using evidence-based reasoning in complex diagnostics.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • 5-Phase HEDAM process: Hypothesis Generation, Evidence Hierarchy Design, Systematic Elimination, Confirmation Testing, Memorialization.
  • Evidence-driven decisioning for production incidents, bug diagnoses, and differential diagnoses.
  • Robust documentation of findings and post-incident learnings to prevent recurrence.

Quick Start

Start by describing the observed symptom, then generate 8-15 hypotheses and gather discriminating evidence to eliminate all but one.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: hypothesis-elimination
Download link: https://github.com/kimasplund/claude_cognitive_reasoning/archive/main.zip#hypothesis-elimination

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