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AI Pilot Sample Size Margin with available labeled samples of 46,300 samples: a worked example

What does the result look like when available labeled samples reaches 46,300 samples? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. a data scientist needs to confirm whether available labeled samples are sufficient for an AI pilot

The inputs for this scenario

  • Available labeled samples: 46,300 samples (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 18,500)
  • Required pilot samples: 15,000 samples (unchanged)
  • Reference sample requirement: 15,000 samples (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Extra labeled samples available = available labeled samples - required pilot samples) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 209 % sample margin for ai pilot sample margin, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 31,300 samples for extra labeled samples available.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 46,300 samples for available labeled samples.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,000 samples for required pilot samples.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where available labeled samples sits at 18,500 samples and the headline result is 23.33 % sample margin, this scenario comes in 794% above the baseline at 209 % sample margin.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when available labeled samples is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It only counts raw sample volume — it says nothing about label quality, class imbalance, or whether the samples cover the failure modes the model must learn.

Results at a glance

  • AI pilot sample margin: 209 % sample margin (headline result)
  • Extra labeled samples available: 31,300 samples
  • Available labeled samples: 46,300 samples
  • Required pilot samples: 15,000 samples

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live AI Pilot Sample Size Margin calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.