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title: Structured Elicitation
slug: structured-elicitation
url: https://templeton.host/lexicon/structured-elicitation/
type: defined-term
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author: Andrew Templeton
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# Structured Elicitation

## Definition

A controlled experiment designed to learn the operator's preferences. Pairwise comparisons, best-worst scaling, or adaptive conjoint analysis. Highest information per query of the three Deity Problem channels, but requires operator attention.

## Why this term exists

Passive observation is cheap but noisy. Sometimes you need to design an experiment that asks exactly the right question - targeting the specific preference dimension where uncertainty is highest.

## See also

- [The Deity Problem](https://templeton.host/frameworks/deity-problem)
- [Revealed Preference](https://templeton.host/lexicon/revealed-preference)
- [Direct Query](https://templeton.host/lexicon/direct-query)
- [Drift Detector](https://templeton.host/lexicon/drift-detector)

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