Weak Excuses for Using Binary Comparisons

Posted on May 2, 2014 by InspGuilfoyle

Due to the popularity of my last ‘poster’ blog, here’s another…

Weak excuses for using binary comparisons

You can download a pdf of the poster here: Weak excuses for using binary comparisons.

Enjoy 😉

About InspGuilfoyle

I am a serving Police Inspector and systems thinker. I am passionate about doing the right thing in policing. I dislike numerical targets and unnecessary bureaucracy.
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6 Responses to Weak Excuses for Using Binary Comparisons

  1. Dave Hasney says:
    May 2, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    Reblogged this on Dave's Bankside Babble and commented:
    When will the managers start listening???

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  2. Daniel Montano says:
    May 3, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    Hi Simon, I think it’s also important for people to remember that existing science and domains like psychology tend to use binary comparison.

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  3. Matt says:
    May 13, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    ONe of the big obstacles to permeating this wall of ignorance around binary is to stop the promotion benefits associated to it. When an officer turns up at a board and says “look crime reduced by x% on my watch” and the panel say “ah yes, but what is the evidence that says this wasn’t random statistical variation?” that’s going to be a big step in the right direction.

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