Benchmark Error

  

Categories: Metrics

A mistake stemming from use of the wrong bogey.

Sparky wants to jump from the floor to the couch. Using other couches he's seen as a benchmark, Sparky tries to estimate how high he'll have to jump, then realizes that dogs have poor recall skills, resulting in a benchmarking error.

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