Book
Bad data : why we measure the wrong things and often miss the metrics that matter
Record details
- ISBN: 9781633885905 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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xxiii, 323 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Teaching to the test: Goodhart's Law and the paradox of metrics -- The ins and outs: the logic model and program evaluation -- The long and short of it: intertemporal problems and undervaluing time -- The problem of per: denominator errors -- The forest and the trees: simplifying complex systems -- Apples and oranges: ignoring differing qualities -- Not everything that can be counted counts: the lamppost problem -- Not everything that counts can be counted: measuring what matters -- The measure of metrics -- Gateways not yardsticks. |
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| Subject: | Performance Measurement Quantitative research Evaluation |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 001.42 Sch | 31681010182236 | NONFIC | Available | - |
