Which of the following is the MOST important characteristic of a key risk indicator (KRI) to enable decision-making?

Monitoring risk until exposure is reduced is a risk management activity, not a characteristic of a KRI itself for decision-making.

While accuracy is important, setting minimum sample sizes is a methodological detail, not the most important characteristic of a KRI for decision-making.

Listing alternative causes for risk events is part of risk analysis, but a KRI's primary role for decision-making is to show trends in risk, not root causes.

KRIs are leading indicators designed to provide early warnings of increasing or decreasing risk exposure. By illustrating changes in risk trends, they enable organizations to make timely, informed decisions about resource allocation and control implementation before a risk event materializes or escalates.