diff --git a/crates/irtt-stats/src/lib.rs b/crates/irtt-stats/src/lib.rs
index 9fe9dfc..4cb5516 100644
--- a/crates/irtt-stats/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/irtt-stats/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const CONTINUOUS_SEQUENCE_LIMIT: usize = 4096;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct StatsConfig {
-    pub median: MedianMode,
+    pub samples: SampleMode,
     pub rolling_count: Option<usize>,
     pub rolling_time: Option<Duration>,
 }
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct StatsConfig {
 impl StatsConfig {
     pub fn finite() -> Self {
         Self {
-            median: MedianMode::ExactFinite,
+            samples: SampleMode::Exact,
             rolling_count: None,
             rolling_time: None,
         }
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ impl StatsConfig {
 
     /// Configuration for long-running use.
     ///
-    /// This disables finite median retention and bounds sequence-adjacent IPDV
+    /// This disables exact sample retention and bounds sequence-adjacent IPDV
     /// tracking. Exact arbitrary-late IPDV completion is finite-mode behavior.
     pub fn continuous() -> Self {
         Self {
-            median: MedianMode::Disabled,
+            samples: SampleMode::RunningOnly,
             rolling_count: None,
             rolling_time: None,
         }
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ impl Default for StatsConfig {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum MedianMode {
-    Disabled,
-    ExactFinite,
+pub enum SampleMode {
+    RunningOnly,
+    Exact,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl StatsCollector {
     pub fn new(config: StatsConfig) -> Self {
         Self {
             config,
-            cumulative: CoreStats::new(config.median),
+            cumulative: CoreStats::new(config.samples),
             rolling_count: config.rolling_count.map(|_| VecDeque::new()),
             rolling_time: config.rolling_time.map(|_| VecDeque::new()),
         }
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl TimeStats {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 struct CoreStats {
-    median: MedianMode,
+    sample_mode: SampleMode,
     sequence_limit: Option<usize>,
     events: EventCounts,
     packets: PacketCounts,
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ struct CoreStats {
 }
 
 impl CoreStats {
-    fn new(median: MedianMode) -> Self {
+    fn new(sample_mode: SampleMode) -> Self {
         Self {
-            median,
-            sequence_limit: if median == MedianMode::ExactFinite {
+            sample_mode,
+            sequence_limit: if sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact {
                 None
             } else {
                 Some(CONTINUOUS_SEQUENCE_LIMIT)
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ impl CoreStats {
             packets: PacketCounts::default(),
             send_call: TimeMetric::new(false),
             timer_error: TimeMetric::new(false),
-            rtt_primary: TimeMetric::new(median == MedianMode::ExactFinite),
-            rtt_raw: TimeMetric::new(median == MedianMode::ExactFinite),
-            rtt_adjusted: TimeMetric::new(median == MedianMode::ExactFinite),
-            ipdv_round_trip: TimeMetric::new(median == MedianMode::ExactFinite),
-            ipdv_send: TimeMetric::new(median == MedianMode::ExactFinite),
-            ipdv_receive: TimeMetric::new(median == MedianMode::ExactFinite),
-            send_delay: TimeMetric::new(median == MedianMode::ExactFinite),
-            receive_delay: TimeMetric::new(median == MedianMode::ExactFinite),
+            rtt_primary: TimeMetric::new(sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact),
+            rtt_raw: TimeMetric::new(sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact),
+            rtt_adjusted: TimeMetric::new(sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact),
+            ipdv_round_trip: TimeMetric::new(sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact),
+            ipdv_send: TimeMetric::new(sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact),
+            ipdv_receive: TimeMetric::new(sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact),
+            send_delay: TimeMetric::new(sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact),
+            receive_delay: TimeMetric::new(sample_mode == SampleMode::Exact),
             server_processing: TimeMetric::new(false),
             samples: HashMap::new(),
             sample_order: VecDeque::new(),
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ impl RunningStats {
 }
 
 fn snapshot_window(events: &VecDeque<WindowEvent>) -> Snapshot {
-    let mut core = CoreStats::new(MedianMode::Disabled);
+    let mut core = CoreStats::new(SampleMode::RunningOnly);
     for event in events {
         core.apply(event.clone());
     }
diff --git a/crates/irtt-stats/tests/stats.rs b/crates/irtt-stats/tests/stats.rs
index ef3d353..b8102cd 100644
--- a/crates/irtt-stats/tests/stats.rs
+++ b/crates/irtt-stats/tests/stats.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use common::{late_reply, reply, sent, ts};
 use irtt_client::{ClientEvent, PacketMeta};
-use irtt_stats::{EventStatsUpdate, IpdvPairUpdate, MedianMode, StatsCollector, StatsConfig};
+use irtt_stats::{EventStatsUpdate, IpdvPairUpdate, SampleMode, StatsCollector, StatsConfig};
 
 #[test]
-fn disabled_median_avoids_finite_retention() {
+fn running_only_samples_avoid_finite_retention() {
     let mut collector = StatsCollector::new(StatsConfig::continuous());
     collector.process(&reply(0, 10, 9));
     collector.process(&reply(1, 20, 19));
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn disabled_median_avoids_finite_retention() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn continuous_mode_tracks_samples_without_exact_medians() {
+fn continuous_mode_tracks_running_samples_without_exact_medians() {
     let mut collector = StatsCollector::new(StatsConfig::continuous());
     for seq in 0..4104 {
         collector.process(&reply(seq, 10, 10));
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ fn server_processing_and_one_way_require_available_samples() {
 #[test]
 fn rolling_count_eviction_recomputes_from_bounded_events() {
     let mut collector = StatsCollector::new(StatsConfig {
-        median: MedianMode::Disabled,
+        samples: SampleMode::RunningOnly,
         rolling_count: Some(2),
         rolling_time: None,
     });
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ fn rolling_count_eviction_recomputes_from_bounded_events() {
 #[test]
 fn rolling_time_eviction_uses_event_timestamps() {
     let mut collector = StatsCollector::new(StatsConfig {
-        median: MedianMode::Disabled,
+        samples: SampleMode::RunningOnly,
         rolling_count: None,
         rolling_time: Some(Duration::from_millis(15)),
     });