On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Zina Taran wrote:
> I actually do remember from my early school days that we were told that
> there is more boys than girls born and the explanation was to the best of my
in my undegraduate degree I was told that in everywhere but in Eskisehir
, a city in Turkey, this is a fact that more boys born than girls. And the
reason was drinking water. (i do not think there were any scientific
research. It was just my Proffesor's idea)
> recollection (we're talking very early classes that teach about people, I
> was maybe about 10-11 years old) that females are sturdier "by biological
> design" and their survival rates are higher; that inequality in ##s was
> supposed to even out by around 18-20. As such, this matter might be actually
> widely available in some intro textbooks...
> Wolfgang, I'd be really curious to see what you actually find.
> Thanks
> Zina
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Donald F. Burrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Wolfgang Rolke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: edstat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Sex ratio
>
>
> > On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Wolfgang Rolke wrote:
> >
> > > I am looking for information (journal article, web site ect.) on
> > > the difference in birth rates for boys and girls. Specifically I would
> > > like to find some real data and possible explanations for this
> > > phenomena. [Phenomenon? -- DFB] It seems to me that this would make
> > > a great example for an introductory stats course.
> >
> > Look in the several annual Statistical Abstracts of the United States
> > for vital statistics.
>
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