--- id: aliases: [] title: 2026-02-04 18:05:00 tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - type/timestamped dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-04]]" --- # 2026-02-04 18:05:00 Expected value of sample information (EVSI) must define acceptable takeoff. If not, we are---by definition--- throwing money away in the form of wasted estimator hours and missed bid opportunities.