Re: height distribution for physicists

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

Though height is neutral ,perhaps slightly disadvantageous in women,
it is associated with greater reproductive success in men.
This is thought to be a factor in the continuing sexual dimorphism in Homo.

Male height is associated with income gains.
One element contributing is the association of height with promotability.

However, too much intelligence as measured by the usual means, is
disadvantageous for managers.

Thought you'd want to know

Brian W


At 10:22 AM 10/7/2004, you wrote:
> male 6'
>
> James McLean wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Results are in!  With 26 male and 8 female responses, it appears that
> > physicists do indeed tend to be taller than the US population.  See
> > <http://www.geneseo.edu/~mclean/images/PhysicsHeight.html> for details.
> >
> > If more people send me their gender and height, I will continue to add
> > them into the analysis.  No fair emailing me duplicates; I'm not keeping
> > track of who has responded.
> >
> > Just having some fun,
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