toodroot t1_j17jvoo wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:14 AM

Reply to comment by Doggydog123579 in The European Vega-C rocket was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana on Tuesday with two Airbus satellites on board by DoremusJessup

u/fabulousmarco answered your question.

Here's the wikipedia article on the overall topic.

Doggydog123579 t1_j17kzph wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:27 AM

Put another way, How do you know they are similar enough that a sample size of 1-200 isnt enough to determine which is more reliable.

toodroot t1_j17ls0q wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:36 AM

The wikipedia page is an introduction to that exact topic.

Doggydog123579 t1_j17m6tl wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:41 AM

how are you determining your p factor.

Doggydog123579 t1_j17k8rb wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:19 AM

You dodged again. Im not asking about statistical probabilities. You said Falcon 9 and Ariane 5 are reliable enough we cant compare them without a thousand flights. How do you know that.