On Apr 18, 2013, at 2:33 PM, James Polk <jmp...@cisco.com> wrote: > I believe I did myself a disservice in assigning such a high ratio without > saying it "feels like 70:1", which it does. But I'd truly be surprised if > it's only 10:1 - and you can't make effective and accurate estimates based on > guessing the gender of the names of an international organization like the > IETF is.
Part of the problem here is figuring out what you mean by 70:1. I think if you try to come up with a single ratio like this, you're oversimplifying to the point of uselessness.