Steam Hardware & Software survey has wrong data in it

[federico2407]

I'm referring to the data in this screen https://imgur.com/a/sMQpjtU accessible in the report at https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
The shown windows versions percentages sum up to 97.5% that is lower to the total 96.10%.
I doubt that every OS category sums up to 100% because, for example, that would mean that there are more that 1650 versions of MacOS that are not in the list with a popularity lower or equal to 0.06%.

[Komarimaru]

It adds up.

96.10% of users are on a Windows based OS
1.61% are on a Mac based OS
2.29% are on a Linux based OS

That's 100%.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Автор сообщения: federico2407

Steam Hardware & Software survey has wrong data in it

I'm referring to the data in this screen https://imgur.com/a/sMQpjtU accessible in the report at https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
The shown windows versions percentages sum up to 97.5% that is lower to the total 96.10%.
I doubt that every OS category sums up to 100% because, for example, that would mean that there are more that 1650 versions of MacOS that are not in the list with a popularity lower or equal to 0.06%.

My math adds up to 100%.

[federico2407]

Автор сообщения: Komarimaru

It adds up.

96.10% of users are on a Windows based OS
1.61% are on a Mac based OS
2.29% are on a Linux based OS

That's 100%.

Maybe i didn't explain myself well enough,
54.96% (Windows 11) + 42.39% (Windows 10) + 0.15% (Windows 7) = 97.5%
97.5% < 96.10%

[Malfunctioning Robot]

Автор сообщения: federico2407

Автор сообщения: Komarimaru

It adds up.

96.10% of users are on a Windows based OS
1.61% are on a Mac based OS
2.29% are on a Linux based OS

That's 100%.

Maybe i didn't explain myself well enough,
54.96% (Windows 11) + 42.39% (Windows 10) + 0.15% (Windows 7) = 97.5%
97.5% < 96.10%

You are reading it wrong. The totals for which version of windows are for all within"all windows users" not the % total for overall users

Same goes for the breakdown of which versions of linux and macos.

edit: They won't add up to 100% because you will have some that don't report os version, just type

[Komarimaru]

Автор сообщения: federico2407

Автор сообщения: Komarimaru

It adds up.

96.10% of users are on a Windows based OS
1.61% are on a Mac based OS
2.29% are on a Linux based OS

That's 100%.

Maybe i didn't explain myself well enough,
54.96% (Windows 11) + 42.39% (Windows 10) + 0.15% (Windows 7) = 97.5%
97.5% < 96.10%

They are saying, within that 96.10%, the percent of OS used. Not that 54.96% are Windows 11. But 54.96% of that 96.10% are on Windows 11. And won't add up to 100% due to oddities in supported and unsupported OS versions.

[federico2407]

Автор сообщения: Malfunctioning Robot

Автор сообщения: federico2407

Maybe i didn't explain myself well enough,
54.96% (Windows 11) + 42.39% (Windows 10) + 0.15% (Windows 7) = 97.5%
97.5% < 96.10%

You are reading it wrong. The totals for which version of windows are for all within"all windows users" not the % total for overall users

Same goes for the breakdown of which versions of linux and macos.

edit: They won't add up to 100% because you will have some that don't report os version, just type

I've already considered that, but as i wrote in my original post, that would mean that also all the MacOS version would sum up to 100%, so there would be more than 1650 (that is a lower bound, the real number would be much higher) point versions of MacOS all with a popularity <= 0.06%

[Malfunctioning Robot]

Автор сообщения: federico2407

Автор сообщения: Malfunctioning Robot

You are reading it wrong. The totals for which version of windows are for all within"all windows users" not the % total for overall users

Same goes for the breakdown of which versions of linux and macos.

edit: They won't add up to 100% because you will have some that don't report os version, just type

I've already considered that, but as i wrote in my original post, that would mean that also all the MacOS version would sum up to 100%, so there would be more than 1650 (that is a lower bound, the real number would be much higher) point versions of MacOS all with a popularity <= 0.06%

Then think about it again. Because ignoring the fact that if you want to use ALL line items you have to add that 96.1 total for windows to all those other numbers too

If you spend even a fraction of a second looking at the granularity there you can easily see WHY there will be so many more OS versions reported for mac and linux compared to windows. You are getting literal distro numbers for EACH POSSIBLE PATCH. There have been literally thousands, especially given you will STILL find versions as far back as at LEAST 11

[federico2407]

Автор сообщения: Malfunctioning Robot

edit: They won't add up to 100% because you will have some that don't report os version, just type

OK THANK YOU, i couldn't make sense of those numbers, but if some people can avoid reporting their OS version and only report the OS it makes sense for every category to sum up to 100%.
What about these percentages summing up to more than 100%, with the latest change being the number that make them go over 100% https://imgur.com/a/FD2eQEF

[Ben Lubar]

Автор сообщения: federico2407

Автор сообщения: Malfunctioning Robot

edit: They won't add up to 100% because you will have some that don't report os version, just type

OK THANK YOU, i couldn't make sense of those numbers, but if some people can avoid reporting their OS version and only report the OS it makes sense for every category to sum up to 100%.
What about these percentages summing up to more than 100%, with the latest change being the number that make them go over 100% https://imgur.com/a/FD2eQEF

A processor can support more than one instruction set, just like a human can understand more than one language.

The ones that are above 100% on their own are probably some kind of math mistake.

[Malfunctioning Robot]

Автор сообщения: federico2407

Автор сообщения: Malfunctioning Robot

edit: They won't add up to 100% because you will have some that don't report os version, just type

OK THANK YOU, i couldn't make sense of those numbers, but if some people can avoid reporting their OS version and only report the OS it makes sense for every category to sum up to 100%.
What about these percentages summing up to more than 100%, with the latest change being the number that make them go over 100% https://imgur.com/a/FD2eQEF

Multiple of those features and settings can have multiple configurations on a single pc.

Heck the same can be done for OS's. You aren't limited to a single one per machine

[federico2407]

Автор сообщения: Komarimaru

They are saying, within that 96.10%, the percent of OS used. Not that 54.96% are Windows 11. But 54.96% of that 96.10% are on Windows 11. And won't add up to 100% due to oddities in supported and unsupported OS versions.

Just found out that i can filter by OS and see the percentages for every single OS.
In the filtered page the percentages are higher, because they (should) sum up to 100%, and in the global report they should be adjusted by applying the 96.1%.
I said should because they don't, with the windows filter they sum up to 100.87% and the adjustment by 96.1% is wrong.

[Malfunctioning Robot]

maybe try reading the replies.

But anyway, you being unable to comprehend some pretty basic stuff about surveys, data reporting and pc architecture isn't going to change anything, best of luck in your journey