If it’s done, then someone has to do it first. This sort of calibration measurement isn’t (so far as I know) a thing traditionally emphasized in statistics, so it wouldn’t be super-surprising if the LW community were where the first solution came from.
(But, as mentioned in other comments on this post, I am not in fact convinced that SiH’s approach is the Right Thing. For what it’s worth, I am also a trained mathematician.)
If it’s done, then someone has to do it first. This sort of calibration measurement isn’t (so far as I know) a thing traditionally emphasized in statistics, so it wouldn’t be super-surprising if the LW community were where the first solution came from.
(But, as mentioned in other comments on this post, I am not in fact convinced that SiH’s approach is the Right Thing. For what it’s worth, I am also a trained mathematician.)