The "Longest Living Individual" had me puzzled. I regularly saw my Aunt Annie until she died at 105 - always had to read the current issue of Time magazine because she would quiz you on it, especially if you disagreed with her view! :-) She died in 1979. The statistic "Individual who lived the longest between 1900 and 1999" was given as 100 years, 2 months, 27 days - not Aunt Annie. Finally realized that that statistic must mean EXACTLY what is says - between 1990-1999; Aunt Annie would not qualify because she was born in 1873.
It would be interesting to know - as David requested - how the statistics are calculated. Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 11:42 AM, singhals <singh...@erols.com> wrote: > David Newton wrote: > > Could one of you explain to me how the statistics are calculated? > > > > In my family file the average lifespan by century never exceeds 17 years > > whereas the average male and female lifespans are around 53 and 48 > > respectively. These figures seem to be inconsistent with each other but > > in the absence of how the calculations are done I cannot be sure what it > > is telling me. > > I assume they're simple averages: add together all the > individual lifespans and divide by the number of entries. > These stats can shed some serious light or doubt on some > "facts." (g) > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
