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ā | Paragraph 3 (starting ''"A researcher at..."'') appears flawed. The "mean time" of 9.2 days is the average, all the values divided by the total number of samples. The "guaranteed" time to find a lump (8 days) is, as I read it, the max - and that's listed as 8 days. One of these values is not mathematically possible. If, otoh, the "guaranteed" time (or the "mean") is intended to something else, one or both needs to be rephrased. [[User:Albedo|Albedo]] ([[User talk:Albedo|talk]]) 20:40, 7 March 2022 (UTC) | + | Paragraph 3 (starting ''"A researcher at..."'') appears flawed. The "mean time" of 9.2 days is the average, all the values divided by the total number of samples. The "guaranteed" time to find a lump (8 days) is, as I read it, the max - and that's listed as 8 days. One of these values is not mathematically possible. If, otoh, the "guaranteed" time (or the "mean time") is intended to mean something else, one or both needs to be rephrased. [[User:Albedo|Albedo]] ([[User talk:Albedo|talk]]) 20:40, 7 March 2022 (UTC) |