On 11 December 2013 12:08, Greg Stark <stark@mit.edu> wrote:
> So there is something clearly wonky in the histogram stats that's
> affected by the distribution of the sample.
...in the case where the avg width changes in a consistent manner
across the table.
Well spotted.
ISTM we can have a specific cross check for bias in the sample of that
nature. We just calculate the avg width per block and then check for
correlation of the avg width against block number. If we find bias we
can calculate how many extra blocks to sample and from where.
There may be other biases also, so we can check for them and respond
accordingly.
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