Just wondering, why do you exclude Erin's due date information but keep her birth weights? They would also affect the average by being preemie and therefore much smaller than her siblings' kids, wouldn't they?
Wow, this is a really good point! Would you believe it if I said... Honestly, I didnāt even think about it? Yāall are right, though. The Paine Children are smaller (at birth), as a result of Erinās extremely early deliveries. Thereās no way that that doesnāt affect their size. So, now that I think about it, I agree that itās appropriate to exclude their Birthweight & Length data from the Overall Bates data.
Obviously, we need a āruleā for this. Hereās the rule: If a baby is born at or after 37 Weeks (āearly termā), their Birthweight / Length will count in the Overall Duggar or Bates Average. If not, it wonāt. Thus far, only Erin + Chadās children have been born prior to 37 Weeks, so all others are included. Applying this new rule, hereās the ātypicalā GrandBatesās Weight / Length, at birthā