maged by parental alcoholism would stand up to
statistical scrutiny.
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<p>Working with his assistant, Ethel M. Elderton, Pearson collected voluminous
data in Edinburgh and Manchester on many aspects of health, stature,
intelligence, etc. of children classified according to the drinking
habits of their parents.  His conclusions where almost invariably
negative:  the tendency of parents to drink appeared unrelated
to any thing he had measured.
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<p>The firestorm that this report set off is well describe