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I think more important than this is the fact that there are WIDE variations in the stats based on just a few important factors like smoking status, race and income - these can actually have a bigger impact than sex. If you are a non-smoking Asian programmer in Silicon Valley your curve is going to be significantly shifted to the right compared to the average presented here.

Overall, great visualization, though. Really like how it highlights the concept of chance and the range of outcomes beyond a single average number.




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