Comment on What do fractions in demographic stats (such as birthrates, fertility rates, life expectancy, death rates, etc.) mean?

• rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My favourite is that the average amount of legs is less than 2. So most people have an above average amount of legs.

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  • cynar@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Depending on the country, I’d now question this. Does the number of leg amputees (dual counts double) outnumber the number of pregnant women at a given time? Legs form fairly early. Therefore, for about 6 months or so, most pregnant women have 4 legs.

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    • rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t think anyone ever counts it like that.

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      • cynar@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Consider the whole conversation it predated on the pedantic difference between mean median and modal averages…

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  • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And eyes.

    And lungs, and … :-/

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• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The average person contains more than one heart (due to late term pregnant women)

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  • dave@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And more than one skeleton.

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