Parent/Child Height Relationships - Regression toward the Mean
Parent/Child Height Relationships - Regression toward the Mean
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Source of data: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/T0HSJ1
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I don't really understand how to read this, so only 96% of 5' 4" boys are taller than their 5' 2" father? What?
22 0 Reply96% of males with a 5'4" mother and a 5'2" father are taller than 5'2"
23 0 ReplyY=mothers height. X=Fathers height
%=considering the height of both parents what % of girl/boy are taller than their mother/father
16 0 ReplyAh, got it got it, sorry for my confusion lol.
6 2 ReplyDon't worry. I was confused as well. This is a case of dataisnotsobeautiful
10 0 ReplyI think I just needed breakfast before I could appreciate it.
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