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“The expected birth distribution is roughly 25% per quarter, so any deviation from this represents the relative age effect.”

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When correcting for actual population birth distributions (more babies born in certain months, with a September peak in Canada), the RAE is still present but approximately 20-30% smaller than raw numbers suggest.

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Canadian births are not uniformly distributed across months. September is the peak birth month due to December/January conception patterns.

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