forthcoming
The Number Before the Argument
How to Test What Turns Numbers into Decisions
Accurate numbers can still support unearned decisions. The Number Before the Argument follows how tests, thresholds, estimates, counts, classifications, and metrics become institutional consequences—and gives readers the Bridge Test: COUNT → BRIDGE → CONSEQUENCE, a six-question method for checking what was measured, what conclusion is being requested, what authorizes the step, who bears the result, and what can correct or revoke it.
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