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You would have to define more formally what you mean by one piece of information and even then I think there are counterexamples to your argument. For example,
by Scea91 8y ago
You would have to define more formally what you mean by one piece of information and even then I think there are counterexamples to your argument.
For example, If I wanted to hire a doctor I would prefer to know if the applicant had medical degree over their IQ.
- ben509 8y agoYou don't need a formal definition, you just need to read more carefully: > it's just to say that if you had no other information, and you had to hire based on just one piece of information, IQ would be your best bet. You might prefer to know if they have a medical degree, but that knowledge is already excluded.
- dionidium 8y agoRight, and if the job is "forward in the NBA," then maybe you'd rather know height. Fair enough, but it's not really responsive to my point about the general case. Perhaps to help clarify your thoughts on this, imagine the case where you don't even know the job requirements.