GLOSSARY
The words beside the number.
Median
For a complete ordered list with nine values, the fifth is the middle. In a survival analysis, median survival is read from the estimated survival curve.
Arithmetic mean
For a complete list, the sum of all values divided by the number of values.
Range
The minimum and maximum observed values in a dataset, not a guaranteed boundary for future observations.
Censored observation
Follow-up ends before the eventual lifetime is known. Known survival up to that point still contributes information.
Life table
A population table describing mortality and life expectancy at specified ages.
Conditional estimate
An estimate that takes a stated condition into account, such as already being alive at an age.
Confidence interval
Uncertainty around an estimated quantity under an analysis, not the age span containing 95 percent of individual dogs.
Association
A pattern between measured groups or features. By itself it does not establish what caused the pattern.
McMillan et al.: Longevity of companion dog breeds ↗Evidence for this context, not a review or endorsement of Longview.
Teng et al.: Life tables for UK companion dogs ↗Evidence for this context, not a review or endorsement of Longview.