Lumifer comments on True numbers and fake numbers - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 06 February 2014 04:32:41PM 1 point [-]

The need for balance is a fair point. But then you should make decisions about what to measure on the basis of an explicit trade-off between "easier to get" and "more relevant" -- effectively you are using an estimate for the quantity you are really interested in and so you need some support for the notion that your estimate is a reasonable one.