• FiniteBanjo@lemmy.todayEnglish
    231·
    5 months ago

    I don’t really understand how to read this, so only 96% of 5’ 4" boys are taller than their 5’ 2" father? What?

    • Wilzax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      5 months ago

      96% of males with a 5’4" mother and a 5’2" father are taller than 5’2"

    • SpeakinTelnetEnglish
      17·
      5 months ago

      Y=mothers height. X=Fathers height

      %=considering the height of both parents what % of girl/boy are taller than their mother/father

  • RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    8·
    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?

    • tehevilone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      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

      • r_se_randomEnglish
        5·
        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.