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social science number
(foldoc) | social science number
(IBM) A statistic that is content-free, or nearly so. A
measure derived via methods of questionable validity from data
of a dubious and vague nature. Predictively, having a social
science number in hand is seldom much better than nothing, and
can be considerably worse. Management loves them.
See also numbers, math-out, pretty pictures.
(1994-11-04)
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social science number
(jargon) | social science number
n., //
[IBM] A statistic that is content-free, or nearly so. A measure derived
via methods of questionable validity from data of a dubious and vague
nature. Predictively, having a social science number in hand is seldom much
better than nothing, and can be considerably worse. As a rule, management
loves them. See also numbers, math-out, pretty pictures.
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