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Inconsistent application of mean and median for DORA metrics

Problem

  • Deployment frequency is represented as a median
  • Other CI/CD metrics are mean
  • There is no way to control which calculation logic is used, which we would find beneficial.
  • There is no explanation why one is used over the other for different metrics.

Proposal

  • Simple: Provide better documentation on why each metric uses median or mean.
  • Harder: Provide the ability to control which operation to use for each metric.
Edited by Gabe Weaver