Cat HicksRE: https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina/116268440649269181
just bumping a mini "why we shouldn't just pick measures based on finding an x-y relationship", because I get this a lot
Aleksandra Lazić, PhD@grimalkina Would you mind sharing what you mean by "resolution"? I'd say I understand it intuitively but I've never seen it used in this context, so I'm not sure.
@alelazic think about construct bandwidth vs fidelity if you're more familiar with that. A high bandwidth measure will be broad and pick up a lot (for instance, stress in the body) but can't match the grain size of a more *specific* construct like "a specific type of code quality production error." I used the term resolution because I'm married to a neuroscientist and they talk about resolution a lot lol. Or another good keyword is ecological granularity: your measure should match theory level
Here is a bandwidth-fidelity trade-off in trying to use biometrics like this paper did for developers perfectly described in lived experience!
Thomas Phinney (@[email protected])
@[email protected] Pretty sure my heart rate varies as much (or more) when I have and work with an amazingly useful insight as when I am stuck/frustrated.
@grimalkina That's a perfect explanation, thanks! The alternative terms are helpful too. Resolution actually fits very well here, I vote we stick with that from now. 😄