manual: Properly format number ranges

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Nicolas Goaziou 2018-03-03 01:41:44 +01:00
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@ -5430,9 +5430,9 @@ optional. The individual parts have the following meaning:
The =est+= summary type requires further explanation. It is used for
combining estimates, expressed as low-high ranges. For example,
instead of estimating a particular task will take 5 days, you might
estimate it as 5-6 days if you're fairly confident you know how much
work is required, or 1-10 days if you do not really know what needs to
be done. Both ranges average at 5.5 days, but the first represents
estimate it as 5--6 days if you're fairly confident you know how much
work is required, or 1--10 days if you do not really know what needs
to be done. Both ranges average at 5.5 days, but the first represents
a more predictable delivery.
When combining a set of such estimates, simply adding the lows and
@ -5442,7 +5442,7 @@ estimate from the sum. For example, suppose you had ten tasks, each
of which was estimated at 0.5 to 2 days of work. Straight addition
produces an estimate of 5 to 20 days, representing what to expect if
everything goes either extremely well or extremely poorly. In
contrast, =est+= estimates the full job more realistically, at 10-15
contrast, =est+= estimates the full job more realistically, at 10--15
days.
Here is an example for a complete columns definition, along with