Unit 4: Noise Part 2

Part 2 of Noise (chapters 4 to 8) provides a lot more detail in terms of what noise is, what its sources are, and how we can measure the different types/components of noise. There is a lot we could potentially unpack in this rather long section of the book; however, lets try to use our own examples to try to further clarify noise and the different sources/types.

In an initial discussion post of at least 250 words, address this prompt:

In this section of the book, the authors further discuss the example of sentencing to explain how we can measure noise and how we can break noise into its components (level noise, pattern noise, and occasion noise). Think of your own example of a judgement that may involve noise (it can be the example you used in the last discussion or another one). In as much detail as possible explain noise (including level, pattern and occasion noise) in your example as the authors do with sentencing in chapters 6 and 7.

In chapter 6 (on page 73 of the paperback version of the book), the authors effectively claim that more information (in this case regarding cases and defendants) leads to more noisy judgements. That seems counterintuitive (as you would think that having more information would lead to better judgements). Do you agree or disagree with their explanation? (If you can, relate this to the example you discussed).