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AftHurrahWinch | 5 months ago

> That gives order-of-magnitude accuracy without claiming site precision.

> I’ll add a compact table of constants + ranges + citations in the Methodology page

This is a worthwhile project. HN and 'the discourse' needs a reliable, citable source for these metrics. Adding a table of citations is a crucial step towards that.

Your confidence intervals are probably more precise than an order-of-magnitude (LeBron James is the same size as a six story building, within one order-of-magnitude), and I'm excited to see the ranges as your site evolves.

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rboug|5 months ago

Thank you! Really appreciate this. I’ll prioritize the citations/ranges table in /methodology to make this properly citable and easier to audit.