• RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 months ago

    I might miss the point, but the height is dependent on both parents genetically, so just comparing mothers with daughters is a bit like the usual “correlation does not equal causation” thingie, or not?

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      5 months ago

      The X and Y are just labeled weird, both graphs reference father’s height has the X and mother’s height as the Y

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        5 months ago

        Yeah, but there is no graph comparing son vs mother and daughter vs father.

        And it seems like an odd thing to omit.