While nothing is more uncertain than the duration of a single life, nothing is more certain than the average duration of a thousand lives. A quote of American actuary and abolitionist Elizur Wright (1804 - 1885).
Song incorporates various terms from areas such as experimental design, graphing, and hypothesis testing. May be sung to the tune of "Desperado" (The Eagles). Musical accompaniment realization are by Joshua Lintz and vocals are by Mariana Sandoval from University of Texas at El Paso.