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Dangers of Forgetting the Proxy Nature of Data

Dangers of Forgetting the Proxy Nature of Data by John Hunter

"We use data to act as a proxy for some results of the system. Often people forget that the desired end result is not for the number to be improved but for the situation to be improved. We hope, if the measure improves the situation will have improved..."

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