Worker Artifacts as a Source of Spurious Statistics: A Response to Ginsberg.

McCleary, Richard

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Publication Date: 1984

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Worker Artifacts as a Source of Spurious Statistics: A Response to Ginsberg.

McCleary, Richard

Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, v7 n1 p23-24 1984

In support of Ginsberg's theory (TM 508 964), a third corollary to the Conservation of Discretion Law is proposed: Where possible, the worker will use a statistic not as a statistic but, rather, as an instrument to reduce the workload. Three illustrations are presented: grade point averages, crime rates, and recidivism rates. (BW)

Descriptors: Accountability, Crime, Decision Making, Employee Responsibility, Evaluation Utilization, Grade Point Average, Grading, Program Administration, Program Evaluation, Recidivism, Statistical Data, Work Attitudes

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