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The McNamara fallacy (also known as the quantitative fallacy), [1] named for Robert McNamara, the US Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, involves making a decision based solely on quantitative observations (or metrics) and ignoring all others. The reason given is often that these other observations cannot be proven.
McNamara fallacy (quantitative fallacy) – making an argument using only quantitative observations (measurements, statistical or numerical values) and discounting subjective information that focuses on quality (traits, features, or relationships).
Project 100,000, also known as McNamara's 100,000, McNamara's Folly, McNamara's Morons, and McNamara's Misfits, [1] [2] was a controversial 1960s program by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to recruit soldiers who would previously have been below military mental or medical standards.
Robert Strange McNamara (/ ˈ m æ k n ə m ær ə /; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at the height of the Cold War.
The subject being studied is not well defined, [8] or some of its aspects are easy to quantify while others hard to quantify or there is no known quantification method (see McNamara fallacy). For example: While IQ tests are available and numeric, it is difficult to define what they measure, as intelligence is an elusive concept.
McNamara was a Camelot cabinet kid; he played with Caroline and John-John, hung out at the pool with Robert F. Kennedy’s children at their Hickory Hill estate and sat with JFK for a screening of ...
An ecological fallacy is committed when one draws an inference from data based on the premise that qualities observed for groups necessarily hold for individuals; for example, "if countries with more Protestants tend to have higher suicide rates, then Protestants must be more likely to commit suicide". [26] Observational interpretation fallacy
Oct. 17—Most Monday and Tuesday mornings, Kylie McNamara has a pass for an early dismissal. Most Monday and Tuesday mornings, Kylie McNamara has a pass for an early dismissal. After putting in ...