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From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Breeding of Humans
Message-ID: <431@ihuxq.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Dec-83 14:53:57 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 20 14:53:57 1983
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The principal statistical problem in eugenics is called "regression
to the mean."  It is the observation that (for traits which are
normally or binomially distributed) the distribution maintains its
shape.  Outliers tend to come from matings between less abnormal
individuals, if only because there are so many more of them.  The
already very abnormal are much more likely to produce more normal
offspring than wierdos like themselves.  But this all assumes that
what you want can be bred for.  Ever notice that the most breedable
traits are the most irrelevant?
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