Performance metric

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.

    "A criticism of performance metrics is that when the value of information is computed using mathematical methods, it shows that even performance metrics professionals choose measures that have little value. This is referred to as the "measurement inversion"."

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achievement indicatorscomparative metriccomputational metriccriterionefficiency measureefficiency metric

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"A criticism of performance metrics is that when the value of information is computed using mathematical methods, it shows that even performance metrics professionals choose measures that have little value. This is referred to as the "measurement inversion"."

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