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    • scottalanmiller
      scottalanmiller last edited by

      As many people know, I fear metrics because they are widely misunderstood and abused. They are dangerous. Few people and the statistical knowledge to use them and the empathy to grasp how they are likely to be used.

      This is a great article on the dangers of metric abuse.

      http://community.redhat.com/blog/2014/07/when-metrics-go-wrong/

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      • MattKing
        MattKing last edited by

        This is a really, really interesting article, thanks for the good read!

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        • lance
          lance last edited by

          Awesome read! Thanks!

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          • scottalanmiller
            scottalanmiller last edited by

            I studied a lot of the problems with metrics while doing my graduate management work but hadn't seen these examples before.

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