Just because I have learned a tiny bit of factor analysis, I cannot stop thinking about how I could possibly quantify my life. I would not go for counting “unobservable variables,” because I cannot imagine how many they are. Probably millions, could be billions. But I could somehow come up with some “observable variables.” Here are some of my ideas:
X1. the length of my life, in year.
X2. the total amount of money I have earned or I would ever earn, in dollar.
X3. the length of time when I feel “happy,” in year.
X4. the number of times I get really excited about things happening to me, in N.
X5. the number of people I unconditionally love and trust, in N.
X6. the number of people who give me unconditional love and trust, in N.
Y. The quality of my life (Response Variable)
I’ll see if I can come up with more. To be continued… someday.
from the eternal city