MisLeading Indicators: How to Reliably Measure Your Business
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0313395950 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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I found misLeading Indicators a joy to read!"Phil Rosenzweig, Professor of Strategy, IMD, Lausanne, and author of The Halo Effect."After reading the first chapter, I already had a full page of notes and ideas to take with me to the office tomorrow!"Gadi Meir, VP, Strategic Initiatives, Business Real Estate Financing, Wells Fargo Bank, New York."Measurement is central not only to management but to much of life. All managers will benefit from these wise insights. Then, once it meets those conditions, comes the crucial but too often ignored final question: Does it correspond to reality?" Brian Milner, Globe and Mail, Toronto.. Green and Gabor pr
"misLeading Indicators" according to Richard T. This is a must read for anyone who is interested in investing, business or economics. If an educated consumer is the best consumer, then readers who read the newspaper must be alert for mistakes in the press - misLeading indicators helps to flag some of the common measurement errors made. The book is very readable, with interesting examples ranging from mutual funds to opinion polls to temperature, and discreet chapters for busy people who will have gaps between reading time.. Ernst Schworm said Informative, fun to read. I really liked MisLeading Indicators. There are many examples from real life and not too much of mathematics. I often had similar thoughts, but I didn't dare share them in the presence of all these quality, six sigma black belts. If you want to impress your boss with formidable PowerPoint cakes and statistics, forget this book. If you want to scrutinize given measurements and statistics, this book is must. I hope, that many people will read this book.. Statistics Eric Briggs Philip Green and George Gabor's book 'Misleading Indicators' is an excellent, very readable and well-edited exposé of of the world of statistics. I think any business school would want to make this book compulsory reading. misLeading Indicators
This book reveals the hidden and potentially misleading nature of measurements, empowering readers to avoid making critical business decisions that are harmful, unreasonable, unwarranted, or plain wrong.