Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th November 2017

Dilbert//10456, first published nine years ago on Thursday 30th November 2017

If We Are Off By One Percent

Tags

projection, prediction, finances, big business, guess, estimate, obliviousness

Official transcript

Dilbert: According to my highly unreliable forecast, we're on the right track. But if even one of my seventeen assumptions is off by one percent, we are doomed. The obvious conclusion is that... Board: We're nailing it!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ACCORDING TO MY HIGHLY UNRELIABLE FORECAST, WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

BUT IF EVEN ONE OF MY SEVENTEEN ASSUMPTIONS IS OFF BY 1%, WE ARE DOOMED.

THE OBVIOUS CONCLUSION IS THAT ...

WE'RE NAILING IT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Nailing It"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where a man presents his forecast, stating that they are on the right track despite one of seventeen assumptions being off by 1%. His colleagues express skepticism, but he confidently concludes that they are "nailing it." The strip humorously highlights the tendency to ignore flaws in assumptions and present a positive outcome despite uncertainty.

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