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Autor/in | Falk, Ruma |
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Titel | Why Don't We Live Forever? |
Quelle | In: Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 31 (2009) 3, S.78-80 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0141-982X |
Schlagwörter | Statistics; Statistical Analysis; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Instruction; Probability; Death; Demography; Aging (Individuals) |
Abstract | The older one gets, the more one's life expectancy exceeds the population's given expectancy (at birth). Yet longevity is finite. This apparent paradox is analysed probabilistically with reference to empirical demographic data. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |