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Bad Data: Why We Measure the Wrong Things and Often Miss the Metrics That Matter
Bad Data Why We Measure the Wrong Things and Often Miss the Metrics That Matter
Author: Peter Schryvers
Highlights the pitfalls of data analysis and emphasizes the importance of using the appropriate metrics before making key decisions. — Big data is often touted as the key to understanding almost every aspect of contemporary life. This critique of "information hubris" shows that even more important than data is finding the right metrics to evaluat...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781633885905
ISBN-10: 1633885909
Publication Date: 10/15/2019
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Prometheus Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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Lots of good material here, but the book could have been shorter. The author tells you what he is going to tell you in each chapter in the intro, then at the end recaps everything again. There are lots of good examples of misguided and detrimental metrics though, and a few quotes I'd like to send to my company's upper management.


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