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Researchers estimate that each additional centimeter of height is associated with a 1.30% increase in annual income. (lemmygrad.ml)

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2020/04/16/your-height-has-a-big-impact-on-your-salary-new-research-seeks-to-understand-why/

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[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Correlation != causation

[–] FlightSimEnjoyer@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Being richer means eating better, which means growing taller. Maybe it isn't height that gets you income, but the opposite.

[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

That’s certainly one strong explanation (makes sense to me), but we can’t conclusively say if one causes the other. All we know is that there’s a correlation between height and income. All other conclusions made require additional assumptions.