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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: realloc() - frequency, conditions, or experiences about
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:46:36 +0100, Malcolm McLean wrote:

> Here are some real stats on file sizes, in case anone is interested.
>
> Data set, / OS Log-normal median & mean, Arithmetic mean, 50% occupied
> by (< mean)
>
> whole data set,   9.0 KB,   730 KB, 1.5 MB < 5.4 KB
> Mac OS            8.0 KB,   533 KB, 1.4 MB < 4.9 KB
> Windows           11.5 KB,  1.0 MB, 1.7 MB < 8.3 KB
> GNU/Linux         10.8 KB,  1.7MB,  2.2 MB < 4.8 KB
>
> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353066615_How_Big_Are_Peoples%27_Computer_Files_File_Size_Distributions_Among_User-managed_Collections

I don’t see any error bars. Without those, it hard to attach any
significance to the differences in figures.