IJustWentPsycho@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoWhat do fractions in demographic stats (such as birthrates, fertility rates, life expectancy, death rates, etc.) mean?message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareWhat do fractions in demographic stats (such as birthrates, fertility rates, life expectancy, death rates, etc.) mean?IJustWentPsycho@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoThese things are averages, and the average of integers can be a non-integer. If two women have one child each and a third woman has two children, the average woman has 1.33 children. Is that what you meant?
minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agomy fav example is that the average person has ~1 testicle!
minus-squareRikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoMy favourite is that the average amount of legs is less than 2. So most people have an above average amount of legs.
These things are averages, and the average of integers can be a non-integer. If two women have one child each and a third woman has two children, the average woman has 1.33 children. Is that what you meant?
my fav example is that the average person has ~1 testicle!
My favourite is that the average amount of legs is less than 2. So most people have an above average amount of legs.