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That only really applies when you're measuring side effects though, and not the actual thing intended. In this case they should have had a metric that took int
by JulianMorrison 9y ago
That only really applies when you're measuring side effects though, and not the actual thing intended.
In this case they should have had a metric that took into account the estimated prior probability of a good outcome given an ordinary surgeon.
- dfox 9y agoThe problem is that in many cases, including this, you cannot directly measure the intended thing in any meaningful way. Your example is just another indirection which is still certainly somewhat playable and in addition involves estimation from insufficient input data (also known as guessing ;)).
- contravariant 9y agoMortality rate is a side effect. Survival is the intended effect, but that's much more of a binary thing.