[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/sci/ - Science & Math

View post   
File: 14 KB, 450x309, Happy Cat..jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
2702717 No.2702717 [Reply] [Original]

Statisticsfags, I have a question...

Given weight, age, gender, location, occupation, marital status, etc...

Is there a reasonably accurate way to calculate the amount of time one has left to live?

>> No.2702727

Isn't this more of a medicine question?

>> No.2702735

>reasonably accurate
This is rather subjective, besides it's near impossible to account for future advances in medicine.

>> No.2702741

>>2702727
No, it's an actuarial question.

>> No.2702746

You could make a correlation, but there's so many variables it's impossible to find causation. And if probably wouldn't be statistically significant enough to have much merit.

>> No.2702756

>>2702746
pardon me, 'there are', and 'And if you did,it'

derp'd there.

>> No.2702758

>>2702727

Not certain.

But I'm pretty sure human longevity is something insurance salesmen attempt to calculate all the time.

I just want to know how.