The Inheritance of Ability: Being a Statistical Study of the Oxford Class Lists and of the School Lists of Harrow and Charterhouse (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- The Inheritance of Ability: Being a Statistical Study of the Oxford Class Lists and of the School Lists of Harrow and Charterhouse (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Edgar Schuster
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0265619068
- ISBN 13
- 9780265619063
- Item weight
- 1,112 grams
Explore how family background may shape ability through a careful, evidence-based study.
This historically grounded work presents a statistical examination of the Oxford Class Lists and the school lists of Harrow and Charterhouse. It uses official records and honours data to ask how traits linked to intellectual and academic achievement cluster within families. The authors outline their method for comparing fathers and sons, and brothers, to quantify the average resemblance and to see how it varies across groups.
Written to bridge theory and data, the book explains the measures used, the reasoning behind them, and how to interpret results without assuming a fixed inheritance pattern. It also situates its findings within broader discussions about heredity, education, and social factors in early 20th-century Britain.
- Grounded in archival records from Oxbridge and notable English schools
- Focuses on measuring family resemblance in academic outcomes
- Discusses limitations and the role of selection and environment
- Provides context for debates on heredity and intelligence with clear, data-driven language
Ideal for readers curious about the historical study of heredity, education, and statistics, as well as those interested in how large data sets illuminate long-standing questions.
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