Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 10th October 2021

Dilbert//11866, first published five years ago on Sunday 10th October 2021

Sunday Data Looks Two Ways

Open source transcript

YOUR DATA SHOWS YOUR PROTOTYPE DID NOT INCREASE SPEED OVER THE EXISTING SYSTEM.

NO, THE DATA PROVES THE PROTOTYPE IS FASTER THAN THE OLD SYSTEM.

I'M LOOKING AT THE DATA RIGHT NOW, AND IT CLEARLY SHOWS FAILURE.

IT LOOKS THAT WAY TO YOU BECAUSE YOU PREDICTED IT WOULD FAIL. YOU'RE SEEING WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.

MAYBE IT ONLY LOOKS TO YOU AS IF IT WORKED BECAUSE YOU PREDICTED IT WOULD WORK.

SO... WE'RE BOTH LOOKING AT EXACTLY THE SAME DATA AND REACHING OPPOSITE CONCLUSIONS?

IF I THOUGHT DATA WOULD INFLUENCE MY DECISIONS, I WOULDN'T LET YOU GATHER IT.

GIVE ME A MINUTE TO REASSESS MY ENTIRE EXISTENCE.

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