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I submitted this because there is a giant statistical error in the article that is worth noting: For example, the average age of the first eight presidents at
by rubyrescue 15y ago
I submitted this because there is a giant statistical error in the article that is worth noting:
For example, the average age of the first eight presidents at their time of death was 79.8 years - during a time when life expectancy at birth for men was less than 40.
- _delirium 15y agoA really common error. Also pops up in debates over pensions. While it is true that people tend to live longer post-retirement now than they used to, and that this impacts pension-fund economics, many people quote life expectancy at birth to illustrate the difference, which isn't really relevant, since infant mortality rates are not closely related to pension-fund solvency. (Conditional life expectancy at typical retirement age would be the right statistic.)