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Kunal Bhalla
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Jun 19, 2021
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project_size_hours
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a // Max possible improvement (1 + a)
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b // Speed at which returns reduce
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c // Initial slow learning period
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function diminishing_returns(hours) {
return a / (1 + Math.exp(-(hours - c)/b))
}
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function estimate_time(hours) {
let result = diminishing_returns(hours) + 1;
let work_hours = project_size_hours / result;
return hours + work_hours;
}
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