Which type of analysis assigns values to scenarios to see what the outcome might be in each scenario?

Which type of analysis assigns values to scenarios to see what the outcome might be in each scenario?
A. deterministic
B. exploratory
C. probabilistic
D. descriptive

cisco-exams

21 thoughts on “Which type of analysis assigns values to scenarios to see what the outcome might be in each scenario?

  1. Chapter 7 Secops
    Deterministic Assessment Method: The analyst should base their scenarios assessment on a small or very limited set of assigned values and variable. ( the key word in the question is ASSIGNED VALUE)

    So it A= Deterministic

  2. The correct answer is C.
    In deterministic analysis, you know and obtain “facts” about the incident, breach, affected applications, and so on.
    and all data used for the analysis is known beforehand.
    Probabilistic analysis, on the other hand, is done assuming the likelihood that something will or has happened, but you don’t know exactly when or how.

    Well, why the answer is C? In the question you can see the key word “might”, and this is the past of may, and in the Probabilistic analysis the key word is will or has happened.

  3. CCNA 210-255 Book Page# 243
    In deterministic analysis, you know and obtain “facts” about the
    incident, breach, affected applications,
    Probabilistic assuming something will happen but don’t know the outcome
    Correct ANswer = C

    1. Copied from SECOPS elearning

      Deterministic Assessment Method: The analyst should base their scenario assessment on a small or very limited set of assigned values and variables. This method relies on known data values to yield a single outcome for each proposed scenario. Due to the absolute nature of performing a deterministic assessment, minimum speculation is required in order to formulate an outcome.

      Probabilistic Assessment Method: The analyst should consider a wide range of probable scenarios, which provide a distribution of all possible outcomes that can assist the analyst in determining the likelihood that an exploit will impact the network. Because the probabilistic model takes into account a wider range of probable scenarios and a higher degree of speculation, the probabilistic model is generally less accurate than the deterministic model.

      Based on the above i think the answer is A

      1. I agree with you just because there is another question for probabilistic and this states assign values on each scenario … this provides the variables described before

      2. This is wrong. The answer is Probabilistic. Your explanations (from the book) clearly state “Probably Scenarios”, which equals “Might”

        Deterministic is factual, known data, no guessing involved.

    2. Ray…..both of the analysis(Deterministic and Probabilistic) want to knw the outcome of scenario….But one thing l noted is that there are key words in each defination there…Probabilistic says a wide range of scenarios inorder to determine outcome….Deterministic says in each possible scenario determining outcome….it clearly separates the 2 defination and the best answer would be A…

      And also Probabilistic is less accurate that Probabilitic

  4. Certguide says ” In deterministic analysis, you know and obtain “facts” about the
    incident, breach, affected applications, and other information.” ->it is C. probabilistic

  5. We’ve been here before guys! We have values and are assigning to scenarios to see outcomes, this is deterministic. There’s no probability here. The answer, in my opinion, and from 30 minutes of research on this topic, is A!

  6. probabilistic looks to be the right answer

    Deterministic Versus Probabilistic Analysis

    In deterministic analysis, all data used for the analysis is known beforehand. Probabilistic analysis, on the other hand, is done assuming the likelihood that something will or has happened, but you don’t know exactly when or how.

    Probabilistic methods institute powerful tools for use in many kinds of decision-making problems—in this case, cybersecurity event analysis. In this type of analysis, the analysis components suggest a “probabilistic answer” to the results of the investigation, which is not a definitive result.

    Deterministic analysis, you know and obtain “facts” about the incident, breach, affected applications, and so on. For instance, by analyzing applications using port-based analysis and similar methods, you can assume that the process is deterministic—especially when applications conform to the specifications of the standards.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.