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(all

DIAGRAM

female

heights

BASED

are

multiplied

ON TABLE

by 1'08)

I .

 

MID'-PARENTS

     

ADULT

 

CHILDREN

   
     

their Heights, and Deviations from 68,iinches.

 

Hei is

in

inches

Deviates

in

inches

64

65

66

67

68

69

70   71

72   73

-

-

-

-

 

+1

+2   +3

+4

72

                    

71-

+3

       

Y

       
               

s

S   4

 
 

+2

                 

70

                    
         

s

     

9   8

5

 
 

+1

                   

69-

               

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6

10

12

 

12

10

6

 

68-

       

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11 L°o s

of-

14

 

13

10   7

 
 

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Picture

Fig. 4. Galton's Elliptic Contour drawn from his observations.

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