Carawou@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from ALL CAUSES over the course of 10 yearswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down18
arrow-up1293arrow-down1external-linkTIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from ALL CAUSES over the course of 10 yearswww.nytimes.comCarawou@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 hours agoPresumably it’d be multiplicitive, not additive. Each one decreases your risk by a relative 24%. The first makes it 86%, the second makes it 74%, the third makes it 64%, etc. You get diminishing returns for each dog you add.
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 hours agoHello, dog store? Can I please get one thousand of your fines dogs?
Presumably it’d be multiplicitive, not additive. Each one decreases your risk by a relative 24%. The first makes it 86%, the second makes it 74%, the third makes it 64%, etc. You get diminishing returns for each dog you add.
Hello, dog store? Can I please get one thousand of your fines dogs?