Glossary · Measurement and evidence
publication floor
The minimum population a figure needs before it is published as a rate: below it the number is withheld or shown as a count only, because three sites' traffic wearing the word network is the overclaim a measurement tool exists to catch. Floors are stated in the data they govern.
What publication floor means
The minimum population a figure needs before it is published as a rate: below it the number is withheld or shown as a count only, because three sites' traffic wearing the word network is the overclaim a measurement tool exists to catch. Floors are stated in the data they govern. It can keep a small sample from being read as a population; it cannot make a figure above the floor representative of the web, which depends on who is in the sample.
What publication floor can and cannot support
| It can support | It cannot support |
|---|---|
| Floors are stated in the data they govern. | The minimum population a figure needs before it is published as a rate: below it the number is withheld or shown as a count only, because three sites' traffic wearing the word network is the overclaim a measurement tool exists to catch. It can keep a small sample from being read as a population; it cannot make a figure above the floor representative of the web, which depends on who is in the sample. |
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Questions about publication floor
What is publication floor?
The minimum population a figure needs before it is published as a rate: below it the number is withheld or shown as a count only, because three sites' traffic wearing the word network is the overclaim a measurement tool exists to catch. Floors are stated in the data they govern.
What does publication floor not show or guarantee?
The minimum population a figure needs before it is published as a rate: below it the number is withheld or shown as a count only, because three sites' traffic wearing the word network is the overclaim a measurement tool exists to catch. It can keep a small sample from being read as a population; it cannot make a figure above the floor representative of the web, which depends on who is in the sample.
Which area of the glossary does publication floor belong to?
Measurement and evidence: The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.
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