A Study in Heights (or, the Graph Lady Returns) Update 6.5.2013! New female height graph and subsequent change in standard deviation.
A conversation with Janna last night led me to making a list of all the characters' heights, which turned into a Thing this morning. Because Quest is an enabler, I bring you: MORE GRAPHS!
Quick disclaimer: If you didn't post a numerical height value for your character in their bio, I Googled their PB's height and used that. If your character's height is different than their PB's height, let me know and I'll fix it!
And now, the nitty gritty numbers!
Average Female Height: 5'6" (standard deviation: 2.68") Average Male Height: 6'0" (standard deviation: 2.08") Note: the average male height in the U.S. is 5'10, and the average female height is 5'4
Tallest Female: Domina Van Eldt at 6'0" Tallest Male: Captain Wilcar Lockgold at 6'5" this is perfection, imho, that these two are the tallest of their genders :D
Shortest Female: Riyeko Lionward at 5'0" Shortest Males: Xiaoli Fa, Nathaniel Porter, and Storm Kapur* at 5'9"
* "Guess"
For the record, the characters I had to "guess" at as mentioned in the disclaimer are: Storm (5'9), Cormac (6'0), Tamar (5'2), Stone (5'3), Seloria (5'3), Eden (5'4), Elvira (5'5), Cy (5'6), Alecta (5'6), Amy (5'9).
Let me know if any of these heights are not quite what you had in mind and I'll update the charts. :) (Again, these are merely the PB's heights.)