T_max comparison for cadence simulations. Top panel: difference in T_max between the cadence simulations (Sect. 5.1) and reference sample (ΔT_max). All simulations with restframe cadences < 10 days are considered here. The weighted average Δ_max is 0.01 days (vertical dotted line). Bottom panel: ΔT_max over the uncertainty in T_max (i.e. significance) for the cadence simulations. The average significance is 0.13 (vertical dotted line), while very few simulations have a significance greater than 3.0. The average uncertainty in T_max (0.19 days) is much larger than the weighted average ΔT_max.