# Empirical scores `kaal:entity:empirical-scores` **Status.** derived This node is assembled mechanically from the 6 claims that carry the concept tag `empirical-scores`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself. ## Every claim under this term 6 claims across 1 works, 2023 to 2023. **2023** - [4529715-003](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4529715-003) [empirical/evidenced] *(failure mode)* -- DAOs in the dataset score well below average on implementing true decentralization, averaging 3.78 out of 10, with the highest score being CRDAO at 8 out of 10 and several DAOs scoring 1 out of 10. > Based on our observations of the data, the maximum score was CRDAO at 8/10 while there were a few DAOs that scored 1/10. Across the board, DAOs are well below average at implementing true decentralization practices in their organizations with a 3.78 out of 10. Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715 - [4529715-005](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4529715-005) [empirical/evidenced] -- Work to earn is the strongest of the six scored categories, yet it still averages only 4.9 out of 10 across the DAOs studied. > Based on the data in the graph above, the work to earn category scored much higher than all other DAO scorecard categories on average with a score of 4.9 out of 10. Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715 - [4529715-006](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4529715-006) [empirical/evidenced] *(failure mode)* -- Attack resistance across the studied DAOs averages 4.05 out of 10, and Charity DAOs perform worst in this category, with the best of them, VitaDAO, scoring 3 out of 10 and the remainder at 2 or less. > Based on the compiled data shown in the graph above, the average score for attack resistance is 4.05 out of 10. Charity DAOs showed the worst performance in this category with the highest, VitaDAO, scoring a 3 out of 10 and the rest at 2 or less. Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715 - [4529715-007](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4529715-007) [empirical/evidenced] *(failure mode)* -- Regulatory compliance is the weakest of all six categories, averaging 3.01 out of 10, and Services DAOs are the only category to outperform that average. > The average score for DAOs in this category is the lowest of any category at 3.01 out of 10. Services DAOs was the sole category of DAOs that outperformed this average score with 4 out of 5 DAOs scoring 5 or greater. Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715 - [4529715-009](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4529715-009) [empirical/evidenced] *(failure mode)* -- Governance scores across the studied DAOs average 3.81 out of 10, with only a couple of DAOs scoring 7 or higher and the vast majority scoring 5 or less. > The average DAO scores for governance is 3.81 out of 10. With only a couple DAOs scoring 7 or higher, the vast majority of DAOs scored at 5 or less. Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715 - [4529715-010](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4529715-010) [empirical/evidenced] -- Organizational communication across the studied DAOs averages 4.29 out of 10. > Based on the data above, the average DAO score in this category is 4.29 out of 10. Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715 ## Verify Every claim above resolves to a record carrying a verbatim source quote, the sha256 of the source PDF, and a preformatted citation. Nothing here asks to be taken on trust. curl -s https://wulfkaal.github.io/entities/empirical-scores.md | sha256sum **Canonical form.** This markdown file is the canonical hashed representation of this entity node. Its sha256 is the content hash.