McNamara fallacy

The McNamara fallacy (also known as the quantitative fallacy), named for Robert McNamara, the US Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, involves making a decision based solely on quantitative observations (or metrics) and ignoring all others. The reason given is often that these other observations cannot be proven.

McNamara fallacy - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Exclusive reliance on quantitative observations in decision-making Not to be confused with McNamara's folly . The McNamara fallacy (also known as the quantitative fallacy ), [ 1 ] named for Robert McNamara , the U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, involves making a decision based solely on quantitative observations (or metrics ) and ignoring all others. The reason given is often that these other observations cannot be proven. Here is what happens when the McNamara discipline is applied too literally: Th

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