Big and Tall Parents do not Have More Sons

Kevin John Denny ()

No 200803, Working Papers from Geary Institute, University College Dublin

Abstract: In a 2005 paper Kanezawa proposed a generalisation of the classic Trivers- Willard hypothesis. It was argued that as a result taller and heavier parents should have more sons relative to daughters. Using two British cohort studies, evidence was presented which was partly consistent with the hypothesis. I analyse the relationship between an individual being male and their parents’ height and weight using one of the datasets. No evidence of any such relationship is found.

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Date: Written 2008-02-04

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