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. 2020 Dec 14;32(1):3–13. doi: 10.1177/0956797620959014

Table 4.

Within-Pair Correlations for Age of Onset of Musical Training and Cross-Twin/Cross-Trait Correlations for Age of Onset of Musical Training and Musical Achievement

Correlation and group r
Age of onset within pairs
 Monozygotic male .39 [.28, .48]
 Monozygotic female .55 [.48, .61]
 Dizygotic male .34 [.21, .46]
 Dizygotic female .35 [.24, .45]
 Dizygotic opposite sex .21 [.10, .32]
 Total monozygotic .49 [.43, .54]
 Total dizygotic .29 [.22, .35]
Age of onset and musical aptitude across twins
 Total monozygotic .14 [.09, .20]
 Total dizygotic .13 [.08, .19]
Age of onset and musical achievement across twins
 Total monozygotic .20 [.15, .25]
 Total dizygotic .17 [.12, .22]

Note: Values in brackets are 95% confidence intervals.