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develop-docs/application-architecture/dynamic-sampling/extrapolation.mdx

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- **The numbers correspond to the real world**: When data is sampled, there is some math you need to do to infer what the real numbers are, e.g., when you have 1000 samples at 10% sample rate, there are 10000 requests to your application. With extrapolation, you don't have to know your sample rate to understand what your application is actually doing. Instead, you get a view of the real behavior without additional knowledge or math required on your end.
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- **Steady time series when sample rates change**: Whenever you change sample rates, both the count and possibly the distribution of the values will change in some way. When you switch the sample rate from 10% to 1% for whatever reason, there will be a sudden change in all associated metrics. Extrapolation corrects for this, so your graphs are steady, and your alerts don't fire when this happens.
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- **Steady timeseries when sample rates change**: Whenever you change sample rates, both the count and possibly the distribution of the values will change in some way. When you switch the sample rate from 10% to 1% for whatever reason, there will be a sudden change in all associated metrics. Extrapolation corrects for this, so your graphs are steady, and your alerts don't fire when this happens.
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- **Combining different sample rates**: When your endpoints don't have the same sample rate, how are you supposed to know the true p90 when one of your endpoints is sampled at 1% and another at 100%, but all you get is the aggregate of the samples?
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## How Does Extrapolation Work?

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