Harris () Three things make people want to change. Harris’s books Average rating: 3.76 19,364 ratings 662 reviews 12 distinct works Similar authors More books by Thomas A. The more the number of books in the house, the higher the participant scored in the test. Harris Born JanuDied Genre Social Sciences edit data Thomas Anthony Harris Combine Editions Thomas A. However the result was the same worldwide. Countries like Sweden and Norway had (an average) over 200 books in a house but Turkey, Singapore and Chile had under 60 books. The average amount of books in a house was 115 but the number varied greatly by region. Then they took a test that assessed their literacy, numeracy and information communication technology skills. They were made to fill out a survey asking them to estimate how many books were in their homes when they were 16 years old. The test had over 160,000 participants from ages 25 to 65. A reading habit has been proved to have several benefits in many areas of life, from personal relations to intelligence but can the mere presence of books in one's home make a difference? A study led by sociologist Joanna Sikora of the Australian National University studied data from different countries. A new study looked into the impact of having a lot of books in one's house while growing up. And not just reading them, but even buying and stacking them in your home can be beneficial.
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