Never give up! Distinct is the number of records counting multiple keyings of a record only once (i.e. this is the number of records that would be returned from a search) Unique is an estimate of the number of unique records, i.e. excluding records that have been keyed more than once but which are nevertheless different. Please check out Index of Graphs at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/statgraphs/ and then click on "See here for an explanation of the different record counts". Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: John Fairlie <john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk> To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 02 February 2004 17:53 Subject: RE: Latest update >OK, I give up. Please explain "distinct" records as opposed to "Unique" >records. > >John Fairlie >Mail us at ..... john@fairlie.plus.com > john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk >Home page... http://www.fairlie.plus.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Peter Dauncey [mailto:peter@dauncey54.freeserve.co.uk] >Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:37 PM >To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Latest update > > >The latest update shows increases of 2,594,684 in the total number of >records; 1,122,605 in the number of distinct records; and 1,160,379 in the >number of unique records. > >The Year/Event showing the largest increase in total records is 1875 Births, >but it would be misleading to highlight this as the area most likely to >contain a missing ancestor. Although total records have increased by >452,909 (from 904,599 to 1,357,508), the distinct records have increased by >61,804 (from 824,721 to 886,525) and unique records have increased by just >32,579 (from 815,309 to 847,888). The bulk of the "new" records are second >keying. I have therefore based my analysis on "distinct" records. > >There are 726,701 more Births. The big increases are for 1907 with 180,147 >and 1891 with 121,882 but there are 9 other years with increases over 20K: >1878 (69,939); 1875 (61,804); 1842 (50,092); 1873 (42,956); 1844 (41,035); >1887 (31,564); 1890 (26,017); 1861 (26,004) and 1871 (23,644). > >There are 86,264 less Marriages than before. The only year with a sizeable >increase is 1907 with 43,754. >The major reduction is 1849 with -33,965, but there are 4 other years with >reductions in excess of 10K records. > >There are 482,168 more Deaths. The big increases are for 1910 with 180,147 >and 1888 with 92,860 but there are 4 other years with increases over 16K: >1852 (64,301); 1886 (41,522); 1847 (35,538) and 1841 (32,060) > >Happy searching/transcribing >Peter Dauncey > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237