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I would be careful about this argument. A couple well known examples are average cockpit sizes causing higher pilot mortality rates [1] and a whole book on how
by bberenberg 5y ago
I would be careful about this argument. A couple well known examples are average cockpit sizes causing higher pilot mortality rates [1] and a whole book on how design of items for average sizes has hurt women in a variety of ways [2]
1 https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-force-discovered-the-flaw-of-averages.html https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-...
2 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/28/invisible-women-by-caroline-criado-perez-review https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/28/invisible-wome...
Using the data is good, if you truly understand the data.
- melling 5y agoWhat alternative should we use? Back to going with your gut? I not sure we should go back to complete ignorance because someone might not understand the problem well enough.