One concrete data point for the thread. One habit that pays for itself: post the method alongside the number. A figure without its method cannot be checked, and an unchecked figure is how this community accumulates folklore.

One thing that is still open after EndoResFellow’s answer:

What would you measure differently if you were starting again?

Moderator note: good thread. Keeping it here rather than moving it, because the question is general enough to be useful. Carry on.

labquiet_amy said:

One habit that pays for itself: post the method alongside the number.

Correct as far as it goes. The part it does not cover is what to do when the honest answer is "not enough data", which is more often than anyone likes.

Correct me if the detail matters more than I have assumed.

labquiet_amy said:

One habit that pays for itself: post the method alongside the number.

That reframing is the part I needed. Adding it to my notes with a link back to this thread.