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It's called 'vanity metrics', it's basically how clickbait was done before the web. Journalists love using them, as it lures unknowing readers.
by LeonM 8y ago
It's called 'vanity metrics', it's basically how clickbait was done before the web. Journalists love using them, as it lures unknowing readers.
- YokoZar 8y agoA vanity metric is a metric that doesn't mean anything but sounds impressive. "Number of free trial downloads" is a vanity metric when what matters to the business is paying customers. "Pounds of produce produced by a produce company" is a real metric, not a vanity one -- it's just not that impressive of a number in this case.
- Retric 8y agoDue to the wide range of produce prices per pound it has little relation to a specific farm’s profit. Making it a Vanity metric. Farm area equivalent has some direct relationship with profit and would be allowed. But in that case it would be a tiny farm and show they would be better off spending 1/3 as much on buying land an 30 minuets from the city than going vertical.