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{D} 118: Four stars? Kill me.

{D} 118: Four stars? Kill me.

more than you ever wanted to know about ranking, scoring, and starring things

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Steve Bryant
Nov 14, 2024
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// I worked on a product this year that numerically scored the risk in a business process (think: air quality index, but for logistics)

// Scores are common and useful! (Uber, Yelp, etc) A score is easy to grok, standardizes communication, and enhances rule-based workflows for the system

// But complex scores and ranges can hurt more than they help: a…

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