罗伯特·麦克纳马拉是越战时遭人唾骂的美国国防部部长。麦克纳马拉被人妖魔化的原因在于,他往往根据统计分析而不是情感或政治考量来做决策。换言之,他的行为方式很像经济学家。二战爆发时,麦克纳马拉投笔从戎,因为在统计分析方面才能出众,最终被调进陆军航空队所属的统计管制处。他领导的团队发现,从英格兰起飞,飞临德国上空执行 Robert McNamara was the U.S. Defense Secretary who was reviled during the Vietnam War. The reason why McNamara is demonized is that he tends to make decisions based on statistical analysis rather than emotional or political considerations. In other words, he behaves much like an economist. At the outbreak of World War II, McNamara had voted in a juggernaut because of its ability to excel in statistical analysis and eventually be transferred to the Statistical Control Service of the Army Air Corps. The team he led found that he took off from England and flew over Germany