Comment on The German Tank ProblemparentComments−tyingq7yThey could just randomly skip some numbers. That would maintain the XXX to YYY advantage.−Johnny5557yDoes that resolve the problem, or just add another variable to the analysis?−mattkrause7yNaively, it would inflate the absolute values, but you might be able to correct for it in various ways. Still, knowing that tank production fell 50% is probably useful, even if you don't know what exactly it fell from....−FrojoS7yYou could increase the average spacing when production slows down.
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They could just randomly skip some numbers. That would maintain the XXX to YYY advantage.
Does that resolve the problem, or just add another variable to the analysis?
Naively, it would inflate the absolute values, but you might be able to correct for it in various ways. Still, knowing that tank production fell 50% is probably useful, even if you don't know what exactly it fell from....
You could increase the average spacing when production slows down.