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Re:Balkan genomes trace the rise/fall of Roman Empire's fron... by rayiner on Saturday December 09, 2023 @06:34PM (#38587332)
The average Swedish or Danish man is more than three inches taller than the average Spanish man.
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Re:Balkan genomes trace the rise/fall of Roman Empire's fron... by ffgjgf1 on Sunday December 10, 2023 @04:42AM (#38590400)
That doesn’t mean much and wouldn’t be particularly useful when picking a limited number of people from a lineup (certainly not at at 90% accuracy)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation

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