CRISC IT Risk Assessment Practice Question
A risk manager uses a 5x5 heat map to plot the likelihood and impact of identified risks. This approach is an example of which type of risk analysis?
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Qualitative risk analysis
A 5x5 heat map is a qualitative risk analysis technique that uses ordinal scales for likelihood and impact to derive risk ratings.
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Qualitative risk analysis
Why this is correct
A 5x5 heat map is a standard tool for qualitative risk analysis, using subjective ratings for likelihood and impact.
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Quantitative risk analysis
Why it's wrong here
Quantitative analysis uses numerical values, not ordinal scales like a 5x5 heat map.
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Hybrid risk analysis
Why it's wrong here
Hybrid analysis combines qualitative and quantitative, but the heat map alone is qualitative.
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Semi-quantitative risk analysis
Why it's wrong here
Semi-quantitative assigns numeric values to qualitative categories, but a 5x5 heat map is purely qualitative.
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