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  2. Micromort - Wikipedia

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    A microprobability is a one-in-a million chance of some event; thus, a micromort is the microprobability of death. The micromort concept was introduced by Ronald A. Howard who pioneered the modern practice of decision analysis. [3] Micromorts for future activities can only be rough assessments, as specific circumstances will always have an impact.

  3. Famine scales - Wikipedia

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    The Punjab Food Code stated, "Imminence of death is the sole criterion for declaration of famine." Inherent in the Famine Codes was the assumption that famine was an event, and not a process. The basic premise of the Famine Codes formed the basis of numerous subsequent early warning systems.

  4. Survival analysis - Wikipedia

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    Survival analysis is a branch of statistics for analyzing the expected duration of time until one event occurs, such as death in biological organisms and failure in mechanical systems. This topic is called reliability theory , reliability analysis or reliability engineering in engineering , duration analysis or duration modelling in economics ...

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  6. 21 grams experiment - Wikipedia

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    An article by Snopes in 2013 said the experiment was flawed because the methods used were suspect, the sample size was much too small, and the capability to measure weight changes too imprecise, concluding: "credence should not be given to the idea his experiments proved something, let alone that they measured the weight of the soul as 21 grams."

  7. Scale (analytical tool) - Wikipedia

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    The scale of analysis encompasses both the analytical choice of how to observe a given system or object of study, and the role of the observer in determining the identity of the system. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This analytical tool is central to multi-scale analysis (see for example, MuSIASEM , land-use analysis).

  8. College Football Playoff: Ranking the potential upsets in the ...

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    3. #9 Tennessee at #8 Ohio State Line: Ohio State -7.5. The potential: Speaking of more to lose … Ryan Day might just be coaching for his job in these playoffs. Fortunately for him, the team he ...

  9. Food poisoning is extremely common. But that doesn't ... - AOL

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    Few things will put a damper on your vacation or holiday faster than food poisoning.The intense stomach pain, rushing to the toilet and feeling relegated to bed keeps just about everyone out of ...