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“Parkinson’s Law and the Ideology of Statistics” by Benquo

LessWrong (Curated & Popular)

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This chapter examines a World Bank intervention in Lesotho, critiquing the limitations of statistical data in decision-making. It advocates for a deeper understanding of local contexts through historical and ethnographic research to improve resource allocation and effective altruism.

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