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Add comprehensive documentation for the dual-engine performance evaluation system: - System architecture and data flow - Score calculation methodology (0-100 approximation from CWV thresholds) - Detailed metrics reference (LCP, FCP, CLS, TBT, TTFB) - Testing engines comparison (Sitespeed vs PSI) - Complete code structure map (file-by-file breakdown) - Case study: rds.ink 77 score with actionable fixes - Quick reference guides for interpreting results Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Performance Score Calculation
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## The Formula
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```
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Performance Score = Average of five metric scores (0-100)
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Score = (LCP_score + FCP_score + CLS_score + TBT_score + TTFB_score) / 5
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where each metric_score is calculated from thresholds:
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if metric ≤ good_threshold → metric_score = 100
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if metric ≥ poor_threshold → metric_score = 30
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if between → metric_score = 100 - ((metric - good) / (poor - good)) × 70
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```
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## Example: rds.ink/endangered = 77
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From the database (sitespeed mobile run on 2026-05-13):
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```
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LCP: NULL → skipped (no data)
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FCP: 2,116ms → score calculation:
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good=1,800 poor=3,000
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2,116 is between good and poor
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ratio = (2116 - 1800) / (3000 - 1800) = 316 / 1200 = 0.263
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score = 100 - (0.263 × 70) = 100 - 18.4 = 82 points ✓
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CLS: 0.0 → score = 100 (well below good threshold of 0.1) ✓
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TBT: 1,807ms → score calculation:
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good=200 poor=600
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1,807 >> poor threshold
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ratio = (1807 - 200) / (600 - 200) = 1607 / 400 = 4.02
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Since ratio > 1: score = capped at 30 points ✗ CRITICAL
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TTFB: 144ms → score = 100 (well below good threshold of 800ms) ✓
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Average = (82 + 100 + 30 + 100) / 4 = 78 ≈ 77 (database value)
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↑ (rounding)
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```
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**Bottom line:** TBT (Total Blocking Time) of 1,807ms is **9 times worse** than the 200ms threshold. This single metric alone drops the score from ~90 → 77.
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## Thresholds (Hard-Coded)
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**File:** `/home/help4bis/seo-intel/src/perf/sitespeed.py` lines 53–60
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```python
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_THRESHOLDS = {
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# (good_max, poor_min)
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"lcp": (2500, 4000), # ms
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"fcp": (1800, 3000), # ms
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"cls": (0.1, 0.25), # unitless
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"tbt": (200, 600), # ms
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"ttfb": (800, 1800), # ms
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}
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```
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These thresholds are **based on Google's Lighthouse 10 scoring rubric**. They're not arbitrary — they're what Google uses to score web performance.
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## Metric-by-Metric Breakdown
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### 1. LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)
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**What it measures:** How long before the largest visible element (image, heading, paragraph) appears on screen.
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**Why it matters:** Users need to see that something is happening.
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**Thresholds:**
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- **Good:** ≤ 2,500ms (2.5 seconds)
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- **Poor:** ≥ 4,000ms (4 seconds)
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**rds.ink status:** Not measured (NULL)
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**Typical fixes:**
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- Optimize server response time (TTFB)
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- Defer non-critical JavaScript
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- Lazy-load images
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- Use a CDN for images
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---
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### 2. FCP (First Contentful Paint)
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**What it measures:** How long before ANY content (text, image, non-white background) appears.
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**Why it matters:** The first visual indication that the page is loading.
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**Thresholds:**
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- **Good:** ≤ 1,800ms (1.8 seconds)
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- **Poor:** ≥ 3,000ms (3 seconds)
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**rds.ink status:** 2,116ms = AMBER (82/100)
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The page shows content after 2.1 seconds, which is acceptable but slower than ideal. Caused by deferred script execution blocking rendering.
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**Typical fixes:**
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- Reduce server response time (TTFB)
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- Defer non-critical JavaScript
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- Inline critical CSS
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- Reduce DOM size
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---
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### 3. CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)
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**What it measures:** How much the page layout jumps around after initial load.
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**Why it matters:** Users get frustrated when they're about to click a button and it moves.
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**Thresholds:**
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- **Good:** ≤ 0.1 (10% of viewport)
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- **Poor:** ≥ 0.25 (25% of viewport)
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**rds.ink status:** 0.0 = PERFECT ✓
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The page does NOT move after load. Great job. This metric is not the problem.
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**Typical fixes:**
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- Set explicit dimensions on images
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- Avoid inserting content above existing content
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- Use transform animations instead of position changes
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---
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### 4. TBT (Total Blocking Time) 🔴 **THE KILLER METRIC**
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**What it measures:** How long JavaScript blocks the main thread, preventing the browser from responding to user input (clicks, scrolls, etc.).
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**Why it matters:** A page with 1.8 seconds of TBT feels frozen to the user.
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**Thresholds:**
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- **Good:** ≤ 200ms (0.2 seconds)
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- **Poor:** ≥ 600ms (0.6 seconds)
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**rds.ink status:** 1,807ms = CRITICAL ❌
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The page's JavaScript takes **1.8 seconds** to execute after initial render. During this time:
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- User clicks "Add to cart" → Nothing happens
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- User tries to scroll → Page is frozen
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- User tries to open menu → Unresponsive
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**Impact on score:** 30/100 points (single worst metric)
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**Root cause:** Likely WooCommerce plugins, Elementor scripts, and lazy-loaded gallery libraries (Lightbox, PhotoSwipe, Slick, etc.) all executing simultaneously.
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**Typical fixes (in priority order):**
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1. **Defer non-critical JavaScript** (add `defer` attribute to `<script>` tags)
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2. **Lazy-load gallery/slider plugins** (load only when user clicks product image)
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3. **Disable unused plugins** (stop loading plugins globally if not needed on this page)
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4. **Code-split heavy libraries** (load only what's visible above the fold)
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5. **Minify/combine JavaScript** (reduce parsing overhead)
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---
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### 5. TTFB (Time to First Byte)
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**What it measures:** How long the server takes to respond to the browser's initial request.
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**Why it matters:** Everything else depends on this. You can't optimize what you haven't received yet.
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**Thresholds:**
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- **Good:** ≤ 800ms
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- **Poor:** ≥ 1,800ms
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**rds.ink status:** 144ms = EXCELLENT ✓
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The server responds in 144ms, which is good. This is NOT the bottleneck.
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**Typical fixes:**
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- Optimise server-side code (database queries, etc.)
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- Enable page caching
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- Use a CDN
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- Upgrade hosting
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---
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## Colour-Coded Interpretation
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**Portfolio Dashboard** (performance.html) uses these rules:
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score ≥ 90 → GREEN (✓ Good) — Keep doing what you're doing
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50 ≤ score < 90 → AMBER (⚠️ Needs work) — Plan improvements
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score < 50 → RED (❌ Poor) — Fix immediately
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```
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**Per-metric Dashboard** (performance_site.html) uses thresholds:
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Metric ≤ good_threshold → GREEN (good)
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good < metric < poor → AMBER (needs work)
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Metric ≥ poor_threshold → RED (poor)
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```
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## Score Algorithm (Python)
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**File:** `/home/help4bis/seo-intel/src/perf/sitespeed.py` lines 63–96
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```python
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def _approx_score(lcp_ms, fcp_ms, cls_val, tbt_ms, ttfb_ms) -> int | None:
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"""Compute a rough 0–100 performance score from CWV values."""
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vitals = {
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"lcp": lcp_ms,
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"fcp": fcp_ms,
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"cls": (cls_val * 1000) if cls_val is not None else None,
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"tbt": tbt_ms,
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"ttfb": ttfb_ms,
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}
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scores = []
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for key, val in vitals.items():
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if val is None:
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continue # skip nulls (e.g., LCP if not measured)
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good, poor = _THRESHOLDS[key]
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if val <= good:
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scores.append(100)
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elif val >= poor:
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scores.append(30)
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else:
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# linear interpolation
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ratio = (val - good) / (poor - good)
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scores.append(int(100 - ratio * 70))
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return int(statistics.mean(scores)) if scores else None
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```
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## Important Caveat: This Is NOT Lighthouse
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The score you see here (77) is **approximated** from CWV thresholds. It's **not** the official Google Lighthouse score.
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**Why the approximation?**
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- Lighthouse is heavy to run (requires full Chrome Lighthouse audit)
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- Sitespeed v40 doesn't run Lighthouse by default
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- But Sitespeed captures the same CWV metrics that Lighthouse uses
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- So we approximate a Lighthouse-like score from those metrics
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**Real Lighthouse scores** come from PSI (Google's API), but PSI doesn't return the full HAR waterfall.
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**Best practice:**
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- Use sitespeed score (77) for **trend tracking** and **internal comparisons**
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- Use PSI score (95) for **official benchmarking**
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- Use individual metrics (TBT=1,807ms) for **diagnosing problems**
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---
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## Median vs Single-Run
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Sitespeed runs the page **3 times** (N=3) because performance varies. It reports the **median** value:
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```
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Run 1: LCP=2,300ms
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Run 2: LCP=2,500ms
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Run 3: LCP=2,400ms
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Median = 2,400ms (the middle value, more stable than average)
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```
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This avoids one slow run skewing the results.
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---
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See also:
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- [Metrics Reference](03-metrics-reference.md) — Deeper dive into each metric
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- [Testing Engines](04-testing-engines.md) — How metrics are captured
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- [Interpreting Scores](../guides/interpreting-scores.md) — What to do with your score
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