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It's astounding how accurate they were using only statistical methods: > Analysis of wheels from two tanks (48 wheels each, 96 wheels total) yielded an estima
by jxf 13y ago
It's astounding how accurate they were using only statistical methods:
> Analysis of wheels from two tanks (48 wheels each, 96 wheels total) yielded an estimate of 270 produced in February 1944, substantially more than had previously been suspected.
> German records after the war showed production for the month of February 1944 was 276.
- ta53535 13y agoIt wasn't exclusively statistical: The analysis of tank wheels yielded an estimate for the number of wheel molds that were in use. A discussion with British road wheel makers then estimated the number of wheels that could be produced from this many molds...
- Someone 13y agoYou can't do statistics without data. You aren't complaining that they used wheel data, either, did you?