Heights of Brothers and Sisters
height of
brother |
height of
sister |
|
71
|
69
|
|
68
|
64
|
|
66
|
65
|
|
67
|
63
|
|
70
|
65
|
|
71
|
62
|
|
70
|
65
|
|
73
|
64
|
|
72
|
66
|
|
65
|
59
|
|
66
|
62
|
An historical data set used by Karl Pearson in an article that appeared in the second volume of
Biometrika (1902-1903). The data are the heights (in inches) of brothers and sisters.
Pearson was interested in the correlation.