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14 year olds respectively 90.5' c • Consequently a certain levelling with 

 the increasing age (ctr. page 11). But Borgerskolen and Haniniersborg 

 may be compared with the public schools for both sexes. The results 

 show for boys that the public schools at 14 years have a height corre- 

 sponding to 97.3 ^c of the height at the two higher schools, for girls 



98.7%- 



Table ja. As seen, the individuals are arranged in groups of 3 and 3 cm. 

 The "typical number" (that numeric value about which most individuals 

 group themselves most closely) for boys 7 years old is nearest to 118 cm. 

 It will therefore for the drawing of the distribution-curves, if we have 

 3 cm. groups, be most correct that we proceed from this number as the 

 middlemost group (117 — 119), and from here count 3 and 3 cm. to both 

 sides. This — the position of the typical number — is the reason why 

 not the same 3 cm. groups are used for all ages. The same applies to our 

 figures for weight. 



Table 3 a. 

 Hcis'hf. Boys. Public schools. Cotitinuatiou. 



