[metrics-team] more bridges -> more bridge users?

[teor]

> On 26 Sep 2017, at 06:56, nusenu <nusenu-lists at riseup.net> wrote:
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>> does the current method of counting bridge users explain why the number
>> of bridge users increases when the number of bridges increases or is the
>> increase in bridge users real?
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> now that the number of bridges is back to normal again also the number
> of bridge users is back to where it was - approximately - so there is
> apparently a correlation between bridges and bridge users.
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> https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-bridge-transport.html?start=2017-06-27&end=2017-09-25&transport=%21%3COR%3E

Here are some possible sources of upwards bias:
* bridge self-checks
* bridge authority reachability checks
* internet scanners
* rounding or added noise
  (I don't think we add noise, but we do bin)

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