Comments on: Having older brothers or sisters isn’t just a great plot point in a life story https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/having-older-brothers-or-sisters-isnt-just-a-great-plot-point-in-a-life-story/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:11:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/having-older-brothers-or-sisters-isnt-just-a-great-plot-point-in-a-life-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3329030 Isegoria Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:46:33 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47375#comment-3329030 Yes, it’s called the January effect, and I’ve mentioned it here before.

]]> By: Lucklucky https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/having-older-brothers-or-sisters-isnt-just-a-great-plot-point-in-a-life-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3328500 Lucklucky Sat, 09 Jan 2021 03:34:26 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47375#comment-3328500 “The single largest factor in professional sports is the birth month. Kids who are older (and thus, bigger) in their grade perform better at sports and rise to much higher levels.”

You mean a bias introduced by the split of classes by year?

]]> By: McChuck https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/having-older-brothers-or-sisters-isnt-just-a-great-plot-point-in-a-life-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3327482 McChuck Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:29:43 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47375#comment-3327482 The single largest factor in professional sports is the birth month. Kids who are older (and thus, bigger) in their grade perform better at sports and rise to much higher levels.

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