I think I could use a slightly more detailed explanation of what it is and how it works at the high level. The website doesn't fully explain it.

e.g. The about page, as of this writing, does not say anything about the project.

https://otava.apache.org/docs/overview

I would be interested in a layperson summary of how this code deals with whacky distributions produced by computer systems. I am too stupid to understand anything more complex than introductory SPC which struggles with non-normal distributions.

Change Detection for tests. The algorithm: https://otava.apache.org/docs/math