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Understand what engineering metrics measure, how teams collect them, and what the numbers can tell you about the work behind a release.
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15 termsCherry-picking
Cherry-picking is an analytical risk or quality concern that can make an engineering analysis appear more certain, comparable, or causal than it is.
Engineering analyticsCohort attrition
Cohort attrition is an analytical concept for separating engineering observations into populations whose differences may matter to a decision.
Engineering analyticsCohort comparison
Cohort comparison is an analytical concept for separating engineering observations into populations whose differences may matter to a decision.
Engineering analyticsCohort definition
Cohort definition is an analytical concept for separating engineering observations into populations whose differences may matter to a decision.
Engineering analyticsCohort maturation
Cohort maturation is an analytical concept for separating engineering observations into populations whose differences may matter to a decision.
Engineering analyticsCohort retention
Cohort retention is an analytical concept for separating engineering observations into populations whose differences may matter to a decision.
Engineering analyticsCohort survivorship
Cohort survivorship is an analytical concept for separating engineering observations into populations whose differences may matter to a decision.
Engineering analyticsCohort window
Cohort window is an analytical concept for separating engineering observations into populations whose differences may matter to a decision.
Engineering analyticsComparison Group
Comparison Group is an analytical concept for separating engineering observations into populations whose differences may matter to a decision.
Engineering analyticsCompleteness rate
Completeness rate measures the present share of an expected data population.
Engineering analyticsConfirmation bias
Confirmation bias is an analytical risk or quality concern that can make an engineering analysis appear more certain, comparable, or causal than it is.
Engineering analyticsCorrelation and causation
Correlation and causation is an analytical risk or quality concern that can make an engineering analysis appear more certain, comparable, or causal than it is.
Engineering analyticsCorrelation ID
Correlation ID associates related records across systems.
Engineering analyticsCount metric
Count metric records how many defined events or entities occur.
Engineering analyticsCumulative metric
Cumulative metric shows a running total across time or population.
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