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AstralStorm
on Aug 30, 2016
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The Myth of RAM (2014)
Random percentile abuse. 99% is less useful than a median. The real data is a true histogram as well as maximum time.
99% might mean every 100th customer does not get a service.
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99% might mean every 100th customer does not get a service.