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might act as causal factors. If so, the order and relative values 

 become interesting. One often hears the intimation that large 



families with women and children work- 



The relative order ing at chores or in the fields are essential 

 of t h e causal fac- to financial success. The older native 

 tors of success is stock sometimes resents the coming of 

 important. the newer, more prolific races into their 



communities and apparently forging 



ahead in spite of educational deficiencies and early finan- 

 cial limitations. Rating for unpaid family help in produc- 

 tion was obtained merely to get a check on this point. The ap- 

 parently low value of this relationship, r(fu) .192, which may 

 IK- interpreted as meaning that help of that kind, beyond the 

 community average, is not generally necessary for success, per- 

 mits us to disregard it as liable seriously to affect any conclu- 

 sions that may be needed in the development of educational prin- 

 ciples. 



The correlation between financial success and physical 

 capacity r(fp)=.354, is also so low as to eliminate itself in the 

 matter of immediate consideration. It will, however, appear 

 later as a minor factor of interest in its possible relationships to 

 skills and mechanical ability. 



Very different, however, are the relationships between 

 financial success and managerial ability, business ability, techni- 

 cal information, etc. It is possible to conceive of men lacking in 

 om or more of these qualities, apparently achieving success, but 

 a closer study of conditions would probably reveal other factors 

 ojainiin-. '<uch as exceptional start, splendid soil, advantageous 

 location and the like, which would tend to over-balance special 

 >nal handicaps. With such, more or less uncontrolled, fac- 

 tors favorable plus good managerial and business ability backed 

 by a fund of practical, working facts, what might be the success 

 attained ! 



Undoubtedly all of the characteristics listed, except com- 

 munity value, are direct causal factors of success in the order 

 iriven. Size of family and physical capacity often backed up by 

 non-American standards of living, however, do not take the place 



