How Did the General Public Respond to Research Suggesting That

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Essay

How did the general public respond to research suggesting that short people are less intelligent than tall people? Why do you believe they responded that way?

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Definitions:

Medians

The middle value of a data set when it is ordered from least to greatest, or the line in geometry that divides a figure into two equal parts.

Frequencies

The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in material (as in sound waves) or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light).

Averages

Statistical measures that summarize or give an indication of the central tendency or typical value of a set of numbers.

Statistical Generalization

The process of inferring general trends or conclusions about a population based on sample data.