Baby: Baby Cry Count and IQ
Description
A method for predicting IQ as soon as possible after
birth could be important for early intervention in cases
such as brain abnormalities or learning disabilities. It
has been thought that greater infant vocalization (for
instance, more crying) is associated with higher IQ. In
1964, a study was undertaken to see if IQ at 3 years of
age is associated with amount of crying at newborn age.
In the study, 38 newborns were made to cry after being
tapped on the foot, and the number of distinct cry
vocalizations within 20 seconds was counted. The subjects
were followed up at 3 years of age and their IQs were
measured.format
A data frame with 38 observations on the following variables.
{the number of distinct cry vocalizations within 20 seconds}
IQ
{IQ at 3 years of age}References
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Online Learning
Initiative datasets.