A scientific rebuttal to a controversial study that argued for a link between parental alcoholism and lower intelligence in children. Pearson, a renowned statistician, analyzes the data and methodology of the original study, and demonstrates its flaws and biases. With rigorous analysis and clear prose, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of genetics and social science. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.