Aimed towards software developers who are asked to provide estimations, which always have uncertainty. Blog Post: <a href="https://medium.com/@markhalonen/a-gross-oversimplification-ec1453af615b" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@markhalonen/a-gross-oversimplification-e...</a>
I tried to guess the meaning of the curves in your medium article, and I failed with all. Either I am more stupid than I know or the graphs need to be augmented with word descriptions to help the interpretation. If its the latter, why need graphs?<p>If this is just about capturing duration, won't an annotated bar be better than a curve of arbitrary slope and shape?
Small nit: if the curve is continuous, should the y-axis be labeled density rather than probability? Closely linked: is anything being done to ensure the curve integrates to 1? I imagine the answer is "the scale changes as you draw", but that seems a bit confusing since drawing doesn't usually change the structure of the surface being drawn on.
couldn't get working on touch screen.<p>biggest problem I see is that it projects a misleading vaneer of precision. Others might take it too literally. Suggestion: use cartoon-like graphs/fonts to convey idea that these are back of the envelope projections.