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OCE.13:8 - Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them
| Anti-pattern | Better move |
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| “The dashboard is green, so the change succeeded.” | Recover the receiving decision, omitted consequences and who bears the costs. |
| “Before is worse than after, so the intervention caused improvement.” | Report the qualified contrast and obtain causal support only for the causal use actually needed. |
| “The averages improved for everyone.” | Inspect population reach, exclusions and decision-changing subgroup differences. |
| “No record means no adverse consequence.” | Keep missing observation separate from a measured zero. |
| “One missing measure invalidates everything.” | Stop only the dependent comparison or claim; preserve supported results. |
| “More data will solve the authority gap.” | Return the authority question to its owner; an observation result does not authorize the action. |