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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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metric tree

/ˈmɛt.rɪk triː/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A diagram proving the north star depends on twelve numbers no one owns.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A hierarchy that decomposes a top-line metric into the inputs that drive it.

Evidence
See also
  • metric definitionThe document everyone cites and no one has read since the analyst who wrote it left.
  • metric layerA single place to disagree about 'active user', now with version control.
  • north-star metricThe metric everyone steers by until the next reorg picks a different star.