[Discussion] Wide vs long tables?

[kelle]

Folks recently requested that parameters like v_sin_i, rotation_rate, and inclination be added to SIMPLE. This got me thinking about...should these be three separate new wide tables? or new parameters in the long ModeledParameters table? Or parameters in a new MeasuredParameters table? How do we decide if something should be in a wide vs long table? I have a sense in my head about how/why we should encourage folks to distinguish between "measured" and "modeled" parameters, but where/how do we draw the lines between those two different types of getting at underlying physical parameters?

[arjunsavel]

Yeah, this is tricky. I feel like I have a gut instinct for what's "measured" and what's "modeled," but upon digging into those measurements, a lot seem modeled...

[kelle]

draft: "primary" parameters are in wide tables while "secondary" parameters are in long tables. What primary and secondary mean is case dependent.

I think we can have examples/implementations of both in the template and folks can decide for themselves.