Wait: after how many weeks — if at the beginning of week 4 it’s still below, but at the start of week 5? But we assume discrete weekly update.

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How Long Until a Condition Crosses a Threshold? Understanding the Timing Behind Weekly Discrete Updates Tracking progress in any metric—whether in business, health, or personal goals—often depends on clear milestones. One common question is: After how many weeks does a value finally exceed a predefined threshold, especially when measurements are updated only at discrete weekly intervals? Imagine starting a monitoring period at the beginning of Week 4, when your metric is still below the target level. But by the start of Week 5, for the first time, it surpasses that threshold. What does this timing tell us, and how can we interpret discrete weekly updates in progress evaluation? ### The Discrete Weekly Update Model