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- [The Scout Rule](#the-scout-rule)
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- [The Scout Rule](#the-scout-rule)
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- [The Spotify Model](#the-spotify-model)
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- [The Spotify Model](#the-spotify-model)
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- [The Two Pizza Rule](#the-two-pizza-rule)
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- [The Two Pizza Rule](#the-two-pizza-rule)
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- [Twyman's law](#twymans-law)
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- [Wadler's Law](#wadlers-law)
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- [Wadler's Law](#wadlers-law)
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- [Wheaton's Law](#wheatons-law)
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- [Wheaton's Law](#wheatons-law)
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- [Principles](#principles)
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- [Principles](#principles)
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<img width="200px" alt="Complete graph; Links between people" src="./images/complete_graph.png" />
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<img width="200px" alt="Complete graph; Links between people" src="./images/complete_graph.png" />
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### Twyman's law
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[Twyman's Law on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twyman%27s_law)
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> The more unusual or interesting the data, the more likely they are to have been the result of an error of one kind or another.
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This law suggests that when there are particularly unusual data points, it is more likely that they are the result of errors or manipulation. For example, if a dataset of long-jump results from a sporting event showed a maximum value of 20 meters (more than twice the world record), it is more likely to be due to an error (such as recording a value in feet rather than meters) than due to an unusually long jump. It is also more likely in this case that the results could have been manipulated.
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See also:
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- [Sagan Standard](#TODO)
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### Wadler's Law
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### Wadler's Law
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[Wadler's Law on wiki.haskell.org](https://wiki.haskell.org/Wadler's_Law)
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[Wadler's Law on wiki.haskell.org](https://wiki.haskell.org/Wadler's_Law)
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