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1. tmoert+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-09-15 20:19:17
From the referenced doc:

> CTR is basically how many people see our thumbnail in their feeds divided by how many that click it.

That's actually 1/CTR.

Another example of math fluency not being required for success at the top.

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2. KPGv2+y1[view] [source] 2024-09-15 20:31:03
>>tmoert+(OP)
whether you're looking for CTR on one end of the continuum or 1/CTR on the other end of the spectrum, you're looking at the same thing, just without understanding what one word means
3. smsm42+r8[view] [source] 2024-09-15 21:24:54
>>tmoert+(OP)
I think it's a good example of understanding how people think is good for the success at the top. Out of 1000 people asking "Wtf is CTR now?" maybe one needs a precise definition usable for immediate conversion to the programming code. That's the person for whom CTR and 1/CTR difference is important. The other 999 need to understand what's this term is used to measure and where it comes from - and for them this explanation is just fine. They are not people who make decisions or calculations based on it - those already know what CTR is. They are random people that need to fit a new thing into their mental model - and they won't even notice the difference, especially given the followup explanation.
4. ajkjk+L8[view] [source] 2024-09-15 21:27:42
>>tmoert+(OP)
... Sounds like a person with plenty of fluency made a typo.
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