metrics
Standards for evaluation
Metrics are measurements used to evaluate or track something.
In business, metrics might include sales figures, customer satisfaction scores, or website traffic: What metrics are you using to measure success?
The singular metric refers to a single measurement or standard: Customer retention is our key metric.
In technical contexts, metrics can also refer to systems of measurement or mathematical functions for measuring distance.
Standard measures of quantity
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- indicatorSign revealing status
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
magnitude · dimensions · quantity · precision · accuracy · volume · mass · weight
One who governs
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- stopwatchInterval timing device
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- protractorAngle-measuring instrument
scale · transducer · dial · sensor · clinometer · level · sextant · compass
Facts for analysis
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
insights · analytics · visualization · segmentation · anomalies · modeling · forecasting · algorithms
Formal evaluation of worth
- performanceCarrying out a task
- scoringEarning points in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- gradingAssigning marks to work
appraisal · review · feedback · criteria · benchmark · baseline · comparison · ranking
Standard for comparison
- baselineStandard for comparison
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
industry standards · norms · peer review · ranking · targets · thresholds · excellence · competitive analysis
Underlying support system
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
requirements · standards · guidelines · best practices · validation · verification · reliability · repeatability
units
Standard measures of quantity
calibration · magnitude · dimensions · quantity · precision · accuracy · volume · mass · weight · length
ruler
One who governs
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- stopwatchInterval timing device
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
protractor · scale · transducer · dial · sensor · clinometer · level · sextant · compass · tape
data
Facts for analysis
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
variables · insights · analytics · visualization · segmentation · anomalies · modeling · forecasting · algorithms · diagnostics
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- performanceCarrying out a task
- scoringEarning points in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
grading · appraisal · review · feedback · criteria · benchmark · baseline · comparison · ranking · scorecard
benchmark
Standard for comparison
comparison · industry standards · norms · peer review · ranking · targets · thresholds · excellence · competitive analysis · percentile
framework
Underlying support system
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
specification · requirements · standards · guidelines · best practices · validation · verification · reliability · repeatability · replicability
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
- data sciencealgorithm, data analytics, data, machine learning, dataset
- digital marketingSEO, SEM, lead generation, landing pages, conversion rate
- Growth Metricsgrowth rate, annual growth, revenue growth, organic growth, rapid growth
metricsanecdotes
Brief amusing accounts
narratives · stories · qualitative data · testimonials · intuitions
metricsguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
intuition · gut feeling · speculation · conjecture · gut instinct
- metric systemDecimal-based measurement standard
- metric unitsDecimal-based measurement standards
- metric tonThousand-kilogram mass unit
- metric conversionChanging between measurement standards
- metric prefixScale indicator for measurements
- metric volumeCapacity in SI units