Talk:Value of a statistical life
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 | On 12 February 2026, it was proposed that this article be moved from Value of life to Value of a statistical life. The result of the discussion was moved. |
This entire entry is mis-named
The Value of Statistical Life is an economic concept and body of research. Given that the entry is referring to VSL, it should be renamed to reflect that. The Value of Statistical Life does not purport to be "the value of life." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:985:300:2050:95E5:6332:8C2:3A9C (talk) 14:32, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
+1, this makes sense to me as well. 99% of this article is about VSL, VPF, etc. And I just removed the 1% that (incorrectly and without citation) talked about how legal systems necessarily place an infinite value on life. Quohx (talk) 00:27, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
Requested move 12 February 2026
- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. Moved as an uncontested request with minimal participation. If there is any objection within a reasonable time frame, please ask me to reopen the discussion; if I am not available, please ask at the technical requests page. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:38, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
Value of life → Value of a statistical life – As multiple users have pointed out previously (permalink), this article isn't actually about the "value of life", but rather the specific statistical concept of the "value of a statistical life (VSL)", which basically really means the value of preventing a death, which is obviously not the same thing as the value of a life.
I imagine most people looking up value of life would probably expect some philosophical and legal discussions about human worth (and maybe human capital); this move would make way for a possible future article to be written along these lines. 9ninety (talk) 13:10, 12 February 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 15:30, 19 February 2026 (UTC)