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Average height around the world

"Some countries may have significant height gaps between different regions. For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 cm (4+1⁄2 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany.[83] Under such circumstances, the mean height may not represent the total population unless sample subjects are appropriately taken from all regions with using weighted average of the different regional groups."

I think this a misleading interpretation. In the source, there are three outlier states: Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg. These are city states. You can also see in the same survey that the average height in cities is significantly higher than the country average. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:A62:357:9601:4C45:1641:7A5F:8DC6 (talk) 08:51, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading source on "Ancient American Giants"

"An anecdotal article titled "Ancient American Giants" from the 14 August 1880 edition of Scientific American notes a case from Brushcreek Township, Ohio, when Dr. J. F. Everhart supervised a team that discovered ancient clay coffins within a mound which were reported to contain skeletons of the following length: 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) woman with a child 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m), a second coffin with a 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) man and 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) woman, a third coffin with a 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) man and 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) woman, and seven other independent skeletons measuring between 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) and 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m). An image and stone tablet were found with the giants."

This section is not based on credible sources and is phrased as if it were factual. This needs more nuance or should arguably be deleted altogether. Ben.Marchand.5 (talk) 15:48, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

facts in section Average Height Around the World

the first statement with all but the last 2 bullet points are more of a footnote as to data gathering rather than facts about the topic. this entire section shown below here may not belong there at all: "

As with any statistical data, the accuracy of such data may be questionable for various reasons:

Some studies may allow subjects to self-report values. Generally speaking, self-reported height tends to be taller than its measured height, although the overestimation of height depends on the reporting subject's height, age, gender and region. Test subjects may have been invited instead of chosen randomly, resulting in sampling bias. Some countries may have significant height gaps between different regions. For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany. Under such circumstances, the mean height may not represent the total population unless sample subjects are appropriately taken from all regions with using weighted average of the different regional groups. Different social groups can show different mean height. According to a study in France, executives and professionals are 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) taller, and university students are 2.55 centimetres (1.0 in) taller than the national average. As this case shows, data taken from a particular social group may not represent a total population in some countries. A relatively small sample of the population may have been measured, which makes it uncertain whether this sample accurately represents the entire population. The height of persons can vary over a day, due to factors such as a height increase from exercise done directly before measurement (normally inversely correlated), or a height increase since lying down for a significant period (normally inversely correlated). For example, one study revealed a mean decrease of 1.54 centimetres (0.6 in) in the heights of 100 children from getting out of bed in the morning to between 4 and 5 p.m. that same day. Such factors may not have been controlled in some of the studies. " 71.223.39.136 (talk) 19:23, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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article is pretty messy, with many useful refs not being incoroprated inline - see ext links and gen biblio section. A lot is stuffed into the first section , a lot is unsourced, a lot is repeated- needs structure and cleaning up. Wuerzele (talk) 13:25, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]