Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Explaining the Concepts - Page 14: 61

Answer

No, we are aging every moment.

Work Step by Step

Some doubt may occur because we use discrete numbers to measure the age of a person: 32 years old, 33 years old, 82 years old, etc. But, no one says: "I am 37.82554 years old". But, the age of a person is the measure of the time since his or her birth to the present moment, and time is a continuous variable. So, we could say: "I am 45 years, 39 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes, 12 seconds, ...". It only depends on the accuracy of your clock.
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