https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/09/23/the-wonders-of-crowd-estimation/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:49:10 -0400<![CDATA[Long-time PJM readers will recall I&#8217;ve done a lot of crowd-size estimates. Now, the whole science of crowd estimation seems to be controversial, especially since in general the people who do crowd estimates for the legacy media seem to insist their methods are proprietary; that&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve always made an effort to be very open about it.]]>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:08:40 -0400<![CDATA[Charlie Martin]]>https://pjmedia.com/charlie-martin/2012/09/23/the-wonders-of-crowd-estimation-n172199