cohort asymmetry
The gap between how many sites look clean today and how many were broken at least once during a window.
What cohort asymmetry does not show
A single crawl at any budget can only produce the first number.
Related terms in Measurement and evidence
The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.
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Questions about cohort asymmetry
What is cohort asymmetry?
The gap between how many sites look clean today and how many were broken at least once during a window.
What does cohort asymmetry not show or guarantee?
A single crawl at any budget can only produce the first number.
Which area of the glossary does cohort asymmetry belong to?
Measurement and evidence: The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.
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