The BP/Amoco tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico may never be fully understood and will likely weave its way through the courts for years given the significant liabilities associated with this incident as not only were significant financial losses incurred, but many employees lost their lives. However, many people (like your instructor) insist that this incident was totally avoidable through correct interpretation of the data offered to key decision makers prior to the explosion.
Conduct your own research on this incident and consider the error types addressed in this week's lesson. Thinking of data interpretation, how would you categorize the decisions made?
Instructions
Your initial substantive post needs to be approximately 300 words, written in complete sentences unless otherwise specified. It must have a clear, well-formulated thesis. Sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and spelling count. Your post should be insightful, thoughtful, and analytical.