Metadata
- Author: Counting Stuff
- Full Title:: Sometimes, Stuff’s Not Worth Measuring
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- Finished date:: 2024-10-23
Highlights
Those folks who have lots of questions they want answered with data are all well meaning in thinking that many of the questions they have can be answered through quantitative methods if only they collected the right data to give to us to “work our magic on”. Therefore, a large part of our job then is to reconcile their desire for insights with the harsh realities of actual measurement and inference. (View Highlight)
“So what is it you’re trying to understand?” Seeing past any direct request for a data point or a methodology and getting clarity on the actual research question of interest is a fundamental part doing data work. I dare say that developing this habit is one of the first signs that you’re becoming a bit of a veteran in the field. (View Highlight)