Assessing whether a new metric A is meaningful for News Feed
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Evaluates whether a proposed News Feed proxy metric is meaningful for long-term user value. Strong answers test predictive power, actionability, gaming risk, true-outcome alignment, collection cost, privacy, latency, and decision criteria.
Scenario: Another team proposes metric A as a better proxy for meaningful interactions. Evaluate its predictive power, actionability, and collection cost before adoption.
Question 1: How would you assess whether metric A is meaningful for News Feed? (Hint: predictive power, actionability, collection cost)
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