i feel like OP put their money where their mouth was. they dug in and did the analysis. they also capitulated and rewrote the lest interesting and easiest part of the post; the prose.
i also am seeing them engage aptly with constructive criticism and adapting the material while handily dispatching the non-constructive critiques. most of which amounts to a colossal missing-of-the-point.
they have made no out of proportion claims, no non-recreate’able analysis, used exactly the correct tools, and, frankly have addressed all of your points
i am not sure you’ll agree with anything i’ve said either so feel free to misunderstand me too