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MA.7:2 - Problem

Calling every adverse difference “inefficiency” can direct action at the wrong cause. Comparing unlike periods or definitions can create a variance that has no performance meaning.

A decomposition with many small terms can also hide the consequential explanation. The task is to recover the comparison and investigate the causes that can change the response.