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Just to note that regression to the mean doesn't apply here. Nobles back in the day most of the time married only other nobles. A kid of 2 extremes is not a new
by rowanG077 5y ago
Just to note that regression to the mean doesn't apply here. Nobles back in the day most of the time married only other nobles. A kid of 2 extremes is not a new sample of the same random variable the 1st gen noble was taken from. If that were the case evolution would never work, your more fit specimens would regress to the mean. Which is obviously not the case.
Plus I would also argue that successful political maneuvering is a sign of superior fitness.
- rendall 5y ago> "Just to note that regression to the mean doesn't apply here" Ok? You didn't really explain why. Surely by extreme you don't mean "being noble". You're asserting that 2 nobles will have a child who is "extremely noble"? Do you also believe that 2 rich people will have a child who is, genetically, "extremely rich"? That over generations, these descendents will just be inherently richer and richer?