i have no doubt that lying does happen. i also have no doubt that i have no data to back up my theory. but it seems somewhat unlikely that lying about your he

i have no doubt that lying does happen. i also have no doubt that i have no data to back up my theory. but it seems somewhat unlikely that lying about your height is so uniformly prevalent that it affects the curves as uniformly as it does. also, the article doesn't say that women self-report shorter. they also self-report taller. almost exactly the same as men. which again makes me feel like its just a growth thing. just throwing out an alternative theory, though. i could be wrong, of course. i'd just rather see the data pulled out better -- self-reported height by age, vs national average by age.