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Canadian birth seasonality and its possible association with seasonal brightness

Author(s) -

David R. Cummings

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

canadian studies in population

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157

H-Index - 8

eISSN - 1927-629X

pISSN - 0380-1489

DOI - 10.25336/p6q89p

Subject(s) - seasonality , brightness , visibility , viewpoints , association (psychology) , geography , causality (physics) , demography , meteorology , statistics , mathematics , psychology , physics , astronomy , sociology , quantum mechanics , acoustics , psychotherapist

This paper tests whether atmospheric brightness is related to Canadian birth seasonality ten-eleven months earlier. Births and visibility (brightness) are correlated nation-wide and in nine provinces/cities. For the national correlation, r=0 . 928. Therefore, seasonal brightness provides a plausible explanation for inter-annual changes in seasonality , and may reconcile divergent viewpoints. Easy verification is a major strength, although underlying causality remains unknown. While these results suggest a direct association between seasonal brightness and seasonality , brightness may not be an exclusive determinant.

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