Cruise Ship Analogy: Quantification as an Illness
Posted on09 Aug 2012
Tagsanalogy, assumptions, attraction, Cruise Ship Analogy, decision-making process, decisions, intuition, numbers, quantify, quantnik
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Imagine preparing to board a cruise ship, and a Quantnik stops you. He asks, “What is your suitcase’s volume?” You are puzzled... Read More
Statistical Subjectivity – The Essence of Rankings
Posted on14 Mar 2011
Tagscertainty, clarity, emotional triggers, emotions, knowledge, Malcolm Gladwell, quantify, quantnik, rankings, statistical, subjective, The New Yorker, The Order of Things
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I ran across a good article by Malcom Gladwell in the February 14 & 21 issue of The New Yorker titled, “The... Read More
