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A lot of famous people dying, lately


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Is it just my impression, or are more famous people (esp. actors/actresses) dying this year than might usually be expected?

Note: this is not an all-purpose obituary thread but more of a statistical investigation.

 

if the forum statisticians can't give you a reason, it's definitely worth seeing if Tim Harford has ever blogged about it.

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The BBC wrote something about this last year I think. It's not that statistically "more" stars are dying, it's just that these days there are MORE stars in the first place, and so the same proportion as always are dying, but it seems to happen more often because the absolute number is higher.

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The BBC wrote something about this last year I think. It's not that statistically "more" stars are dying, it's just that these days there are MORE stars in the first place, and so the same proportion as always are dying, but it seems to happen more often because the absolute number is higher.

 

Yeah but if you look at who, most have been a star for decades

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