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Re:The “Number-Needed-to-Treat” on Sunday December 25, 2022 @04:21PM (#34131435)
There is a corresponding measure - number needed to harm (NNH).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_needed_to_harm

TheNNT also highlights treatments where the evidence for benefit isn’t clear (or controversial), e.g. thrombolytics in stroke.

https://www.thennt.com/nnt/thrombolytics-for-stroke/

Re:Column – a chartered bank for developers on Thursday April 21, 2022 @02:45PM (#31113612)
One that I recently found out about is reconciliation from https://bam.kalzumeus.com/archive/a-game-that-intentionally-...
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2021) on Monday May 03, 2021 @03:22PM (#27029532)
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