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Statement: The 5.4 figure is roughly correct but misleading because the distribution is bimodal — a large cluster of well-maintained projects score 7+ while a large cluster of minimally-maintained projects score below 3, making the mean unrepresentative.
Supporting Evidence Would Show¶
- Distribution analyses showing bimodal or multi-modal Scorecard score patterns.
- Evidence that foundation-backed projects cluster at high scores while community projects cluster low.
- Academic analyses arguing the mean Scorecard score does not usefully characterize the population.
Eliminating Evidence Would Show¶
- Distribution analyses showing a roughly normal/unimodal distribution centered near 5.4.
- Evidence that the distribution is uniform with the mean being representative.