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