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Outlier marking distance skews cluster average in APF0000q45 #9

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@michaelaye

Summary

Tile APF0000q45 (obsid ESP_020146_0950) contains a fan cluster at approximately (791, 604) with n_votes=3 and an averaged distance=351.4 px — far beyond typical fan distances on this tile (median ~44 px).

Details

The cluster consists of 3 markings from 3 different users, so it passes user deduplication correctly. However, one marking has an extreme distance value that skews the cluster average:

User x y angle distance spread
bobkirkbright 792.7 606.0 231.5° 56.2 px 58.0°
jetstar520 789.5 605.0 217.4° 951.6 px 74.0°
pfenn 791.5 600.0 231.1° 46.2 px 77.3°

jetstar520's distance of 951.6 px exceeds the tile width (840 px) and pulls the cluster average from ~51 px to 351.4 px.

Possible actions

  • Consider outlier rejection or median averaging for distance (and possibly other parameters) during cluster averaging in get_average_objects
  • Or flag clusters where individual marking values exceed physical tile bounds

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v3.1

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