Premise: If outcome data are not available (for example, the agency has not agreed on outcome measures for the program, the agency is unable to collect reliable outcome data or the outcomes will not occur for several years), output data that best provide indications of the intended program outcomes shall be used to justify continued treatment of expenses as investments until outcome data are available.

Hypothesis: If outcome data is not available then best indicated data should be used so that decisions can be made.
Relation: neutral