On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Shane Taylor wrote:
> I appreciate that the usual method tries to account for the fact that
> cops tend to underestimate, while organizers tend to overestimate. But
> were there more specific reasons for working it as described above? I
> mean, does it have any advantage in these situations over using a
> geometric mean?
Because it's easier to do in your head -- and as you say, gives close to the same rough result.
Michael