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What consequence does NIST attribute to poorly chosen quantitative metrics?

  1. They prevent the aggregation of results
  2. They increase the cost of the measurement programme
  3. They cause the organisation to fail its compliance audit
  4. Reporting quality suffers and confidence in the work product is lost
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Answer: D. Reporting quality suffers and confidence in the work product is lost

SP 800-55v1 warns badly chosen quantitative metrics damage how good the reporting is overall and cost the work product the trust of its readers.

Source: NIST SP 800-55 Vol. 1 (NIST) — Sec. 2.4 Metrics

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