MENTAL CHARACTERS III 
between pairs of brothers, pairs of sisters, and pairs 
made up of a brother and a sister, can be expressed 
by the values given in the following table : 
TABLE VII. (FROM PEARSON). 
Character. Brothers. Sisters. eee 
Vivacity ae ae 0°47 0°43 o'49 
Assertiveness ies 0°53 0'44 o'52 
Introspection bai 0°59 0°47 0°63 
Popularity... as 050 0°47 0°49 
Conscientiousness ... 0°59 0°64 0°63 
Temper owe ane O's! 0°49 o's! 
Ability sas re 0°46 0°47 0'44 
Handwriting... site 0°53 0°56 0°48 
Mean ... ae O52 O'5r o°52 
A sample of the collected facts from which this 
information is arrived at is given in the following 
table : 
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS : BROTHER—-BROTHER. 
First BroTuHEr. 
Seconp BroTHeER. Total. 
Keen. Dull. 
Keen ... aoe we 970 216°5 1,186°5 
Dull ... tas bee 216°5 287 503°5 
Total ... wee 1,186°5 503°5 | 1,690 
Every child was classified in this way as being either 
above or below an average standard in respect of each 
