1. Sanders Uniform Sizing Paradox
10 students at 4′ (48″) & 10 students at 6′ (72″). Mean height is 5′ (60″).
Calculated Mean Height
60″ (5′0″)
Uniforms Fitting Zero Students
20 / 20 (100%)
Group A (Short Cohort): 10 students @ 48″ (4′0″)
Group B (Tall Cohort): 10 students @ 72″ (6′0″)
Ordered Uniform Size: 60″ (Tailored to Mean)
Tolerance: ±2″
2. Abraham Wald Bomber Survivorship Workbench
Returning planes show flak damage everywhere except the engines. Where do we reinforce?
Observed Hits on Returning Planes
91.8% Fuselage/Wings
Optimal Armor Recommendation
Engine & Fuel
Bullet hole (Returned)
Engine/Cockpit (Fatal if hit)
Armor Recommended Target
Simulated Fleet Survival Rate:
94.5%
When armoring the Engine & Fuel System (Wald's insight), planes hit in vulnerable spots survive. If the military mistakenly armored the heavily hit fuselage, survival drops to 68.0% because missing planes never returned to be counted.