In 1884, Galton set up a laboratory at the London International Health Exhibition where he collected data from over 9,000 people, measuring 17 physical and mental human characteristics. What was the final result of his research?
a. The dataset was too vast and he lacked the necessary statistical tools and techniques to fully analyze the data.
b. He found that many of his measurements were not normally distributed.
c. He completed analysis of the data but could not publish his results.
d. He found that learning and environmental variables had more of an effect than heredity.
A
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