re: OT Male Height - Perception vs. Reality

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I just don't see that as the average where I am.

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Is height evenly distributed?

For example, imagine a group of guys with the following heights:

5’1
5’9
5’9
5’10
5’10
5’11
6’0

Their average height is just under 5’9.

But for anyone’s experience in the world, they would say the average is 5’10, if not higher. Because the majority are 5’10 or taller. The shortest brings down the average.

Another way to think of it is in how we know the limits for human height. There are approximately 2800 people who are 7 ft tall (assuming they’re all men). There are approximately 350000 men with dwarfism. A 7 footer is 12-14 inches taller than someone 5’10-5’11. The average man with dwarfism is 4’0, almost two feet shorter than someone who is closer to 6’0.