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Re:Blue Zones, where people reach age 100 at 10 times greate... by galaxyLogic on Monday July 18, 2022 @06:04PM (#32144578)
It sounds weird they say 4 to 14 years. What does that mean? Does it mean on average it adds 8 years? But since this is all about averages anyway why not just state the average?

Or does it mean always 4 and never more than 14?

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Re:Blue Zones, where people reach age 100 at 10 times greate... by Rebelgecko on Monday July 18, 2022 @06:18PM (#32144761)
4-14 is probably something like the 95% confidence interval
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