Population Statistical Speculation Scenario ρ₁

Intro

Notes

• The Editor refers to this split-off timeline with the Greek letter ρ; i.e. rho -- this is not an official/canon designation.
• This scenario is too sketchy (see Details) and abbreviated to include in the summary table which follows in a summary entry.

Details

• The α (mainline) and ρ timelines were shown as the same through the beginning of the episode, and thus share the same deaths, as well as lack of births up to that time ("Alpha Child" is in a later episode).
• After the split, the point of view is on the alternate (ρ) settlers, and their losses/gains. They have lived at least five more years of life than the mainline Alphans still on the base.
• Population information about the alternate timeline post-split is actually very sketchy, since the alternates have scattered settlements throughout the Santa Maria valley, and only one is observed in the episode. Thus, as usual, only verifiable losses and verifiable gains are considered. Presumably, however, most or all settlements have one or more children in them, so the end count in "reality" is likely much higher than 297.
• As usual for Y1 in this KB, production order is assumed for the episodes.

Numbers