tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post7041959699611390711..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Some Average Database SizesRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-55234412235268435862009-06-10T01:43:06.921-07:002009-06-10T01:43:06.921-07:00Randy,
I privately suggested to consider the que...Randy, <br /><br />I privately suggested to consider the question whether the average size matter at all,<br />and you've since updated your post with the suggestion that the median may be a better number.<br /><br />You are thinking along the same line as I. I found something to say about the median, but the question remains whether the number matters.<br />If you knew the average or median is say 7.654,321, then what? Do these numbers matter?<br /><br />By the way, large databases influence the numbers, but so do small ones.<br />Of all sizes, nothing influences the average more than the mode, and the mode of all these online sites seems to be 1.<br /><br />- TamuraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-35409197922262271692009-06-09T20:12:08.410-07:002009-06-09T20:12:08.410-07:00The biggest GEDCOM file I have found online is one...The biggest GEDCOM file I have found online is one that is 320 MB in size having 741,968 individuals in it. The header says it was created with Legacy Version 6.0.<br /><br />You can find it at: http://www.prpletr.com/Gedcoms.htm and it is the first on in the list, entitled: "Good, Engle, Hanks Family Gedcom".Louis Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704667321407909489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-47067583797722241712009-06-09T17:15:44.193-07:002009-06-09T17:15:44.193-07:00I guess mine is larger than average ... I have 4,0...I guess mine is larger than average ... I have 4,052 names, 1,580 marriages, 17 generations, and 635 surnames in my database. Of course, I've seen some huge databases. For instance, the Great New Mexico Pedigree Database http://www.hgrc-nm.org/surnames/surnames.htm currently has 128,614 names. That isn't even the largest single database that I've seen.I wouldn't count Ancestry.com's database as a single database.Robert Bacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687322339374899936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-71027665474016172502009-06-09T16:52:42.955-07:002009-06-09T16:52:42.955-07:00Randy,
Thanks again for the attention.
As the pr...Randy,<br /><br />Thanks again for the attention. <br />As the previous article in this subject points out, you are one of the three bloggers that made me do it.<br /><br />Interesting problem? <br />Actually, calculating the average size is a mean problem ;-)<br /><br />I've already calculated average numbers for more online sites, including the average for all 100.000+ GenCircles databases :-)<br />Writing up what it all means takes time.<br /><br />You have replaced your SWAG with the RootsWeb average as your estimate, moving from 900 to 1.376.<br />As I tweeted an hour or so ago, I've already come across a GEDCOM of 846.886 individuals…<br /><br />The article I posted some ten minutes ago, <a href="http://www.tamurajones.net/FiguringOutAverageGeneaSize.xhtml" rel="nofollow">Figuring out Average Genealogy Size</a>, <br />starts with a quick overview of what the previous articles discussed.<br /><br />- TamuraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19132765858809879112009-06-09T16:31:41.140-07:002009-06-09T16:31:41.140-07:00Randy,
Just the thought of all those trees hurts ...Randy,<br /><br />Just the thought of all those trees hurts my head! Thank you for your insight on this. Also, I wanted to let you know that I, like so many, have awarded you the "Puckerbrush" award. Also, I have a special "thank you" on the same blog post: http://yourfamilystory-cmpointer.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-many-thanks.html<br /><br />CarolineCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440331516671118735noreply@blogger.com