social science number
(IBM) A statistic that is content-free, or nearly so. A measure derived via methods of questionable validity from data of a dubious and vague nature. Predictively, having a social science number in hand is seldom much better than nothing, and can be considerably worse. Management loves them. See also numbers, math-out, pretty pictures.Last updated: 1994-11-04
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social network ♦ social networking ♦ social science number ♦ socket ♦ Socket 1
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