K. Pearson to F. Galton, 25th Oct. 1901- External URL
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Sent From (Definite): Karl PearsonSent To (Definite): Sir Francis GaltonDate: 25 Oct 1901
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Sent fromKarl Pearson
25 Oct 1901
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Please remember Biometrika for the Indian Civil paper. I have just been dealing with the Cambridge graduates, correlating their degree with the shape & dimensions of their head & physique generally. We have upwards of 1000 measured individuals. So far the relationship between size or shape of head and intellectual ability seems very slight, but the work is not yet complete. It appears to confirm the view, I got from skull measurements, that size has very little to do with intellectual position.
Next we have reduced the results for pairs of brothers measured in schools, and we find that vivacity, shyness, conscientiousness etc., are correlated precisely as stature, forearm, eye colour. I think this will be as complete a quantitative demonstration when finished of the inheritance of the mental qualities at the same rate as the physical as should be required. I fancy our method of using very simple classification (memoir. VII) would suit your India Civil data.
Yours always sincerely,
Karl Pearson.’
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Sent toSir Francis Galton
25 Oct 1901
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Please remember Biometrika for the Indian Civil paper. I have just been dealing with the Cambridge graduates, correlating their degree with the shape & dimensions of their head & physique generally. We have upwards of 1000 measured individuals. So far the relationship between size or shape of head and intellectual ability seems very slight, but the work is not yet complete. It appears to confirm the view, I got from skull measurements, that size has very little to do with intellectual position.
Next we have reduced the results for pairs of brothers measured in schools, and we find that vivacity, shyness, conscientiousness etc., are correlated precisely as stature, forearm, eye colour. I think this will be as complete a quantitative demonstration when finished of the inheritance of the mental qualities at the same rate as the physical as should be required. I fancy our method of using very simple classification (memoir. VII) would suit your India Civil data.
Yours always sincerely,
Karl Pearson.’
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