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Don’t say “3 +/- 15”, say “between -12 and 18”. Avoid showing the number you don’t want them to see.
by bertil 7y ago
Don’t say “3 +/- 15”, say “between -12 and 18”. Avoid showing the number you don’t want them to see.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 7y agoI certainly agree with this and follow this, but even then I've found communications downstream in the game of telephone using the midpoint of what I tell them, dropping any mention of uncertainty. In fact, many times it's the very first thing they do. :facepalm:
- bertil 7y agoWhat I’ve found work quite well is to remove the mid-point entirely, event graphically, represent the edges with more than three significant numbers (which I’d happily argue against, except): it makes the mental math to find the average harder, and less likely to happen. Finally, explain that out of 10 or 20 results, one has their actual impact outside of that zone. Show simulation.