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This is the reason why people with an engineering background, basic math skills and a spreadsheet can do a lot more with A/B testing than a guy who has an expen
by kamaal 9y ago
This is the reason why people with an engineering background, basic math skills and a spreadsheet can do a lot more with A/B testing than a guy who has an expensive MBA degree can?
Also read this article: "The management myth": https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/06/the-management-myth/304883/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/06/the-man...
In places where there is more than non trivial work involved in making crucial decision most execs generally tune and do what you just said.
- nradov 9y agoNope. Most of the really important decisions can't be quantified in that way. Any most senior executive do have basic math and spreadsheet skills. Plus they have analysts on staff who can help with the more complex math.
- kamaal 9y agoSorry, but I have seen billion dollar worth front page releases made on A/B testing results. The tests and analysis long over several months, and the data is looked at from various dimensions to see what's good. If there is a manager that has an excuse to not look at data or play the usual 'I know better' game, its generally an indication that person is hiding a bigger incapability behind these 'appeal to authority' word games.