frankenmetric

Definition

A custom metric cobbled together from multiple data sources that may or may not be measuring anything meaningful. Born in a laboratory, questionable in real life.

Example Usage

Their 'Engagement Quality Score' is a total frankenmetric—nobody can explain what it actually measures.

Origin

Analytics and marketing measurement community, 2010s

Source: Marketing analytics and data science slang

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