Say what you will about me (& they do!) I'm eco-friendly. So, I'm recycling this, from the Asymmetrical Info comments to an item about a statistical correlation between "intelligence" & (wait for it ...) height!
(Do note "Fred," who, shark-style, senses "intelligence + height," & seizes the opportunity to remind all how stupid groups X, Y, & Z are, statistically.)
There's a Fred in every woodpile around here, isn't there?
That aside, Megan, we get it already. You're 6' 2" or whatever. If it's that important to you to share it w/ the world, go to the nearest 7-Eleven & have your mugshot taken next to the height indicator on the door. Or borrow the line-up room at the nearest police precinct. Or get The Atlantic to spring for a professional shoot in a fake police station. Then put the picture at the very tippy-tip-top of your blog. For extra emphasis, you could put a shot of yourself stretching to hold up the picture of how tall you are atop the sidebar.
Sheesh!!
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Down here people love to take pictures of themselves next to Yao Ming life-size cut outs. Maybe Megan could pick up a little cash that way.
Houston, eh? Spent the winter of 1969-70 in the (Memorial) suburbs.
How difficult would it be to train Megan to stand perfectly stiff next to Southern folk? Or would it be a question of how many appletinis?
Happy Cheap Shot New Yr. to All!!
Correlation does not equal causation. The example of this I have stuck in my head from when I first learned the about the concept concerns correlation between shoe size and IQ score (for elementary school children). I don't see anything in the abstract of the study Megan cites that suggests that only adults were studied. I'm quite confident that height shows a strong correlation with income. The vast majority of people in the 2-4 foot range have incomes of $0.
Yes, Houston. Winter is pretty nice here, even though I can count the number of cool days on fingers and toes.
I think we can train Megan to stand very still if we tell her that she's surrounded by poor people who will take her down if she moves a muscle.
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