ok median of ten known values ok min and max are the ends ok sd is the SAMPLE sd (n-1) ok a float 0.0 is DATA, not absence ok the string n/a is absence ok a missing field is absence ok the ladder opens unfiltered ok the ladder descends after that ok a threshold outside the round is not offered ok keep is STRICTLY less than the threshold (4.0 is OUT) ok measured() accepts a file with SOME floats ok measured() REFUSES a file with no float ok sample is reproducible under its seed ok sample is WITHOUT replacement --- stealsub selftest green on darwin (14 arms).