Global Human Height Averages

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   Frank on April 5, 2011 at 15:17

   So, here’s a question. WHAT IS THE GLOBAL AVERAGE HEIGHT OF A HUMAN MALE AND FEMALE? GLOBAL. AVERAGE. AVERAGE OF THE ENTIRE GLOBE. NOT 200 DIFFERENT AVERAGES OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES.

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     Anil Polat on April 6, 2011 at 5:44

     Add them all up and divide by the number of countries included to get your answer.

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       Cathaidan on February 17, 2012 at 5:06

       That will produce a very poor result in average height. As not all countries have the same populations (and there is no way to ensure that the same sample size was used in every country.) While it may give a rough approximation to the average global height, it is not an accurate measurement.

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         Anil Polat on February 20, 2012 at 16:16

         Agreed. To get a very good average (rather than a decent baseline) you’d need much more data than the article linked contains.

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