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• the process of determining the underlying cause of a problem which might warrant corrective action. A root cause analysis is not a simple re-statement of what is wrong, but is a process of repeatedly asking probing questions about what went wrong, obtaining answers, and asking questions about the answers until the underlying cause of the problem is determined. Problems tend to recur unless the root cause is determined and corrected.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Root Cause Analysis. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/root-cause-analysis.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Root Cause Analysis. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/root-cause-analysis (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Root Cause Analysis." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/root-cause-analysis.

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