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Post by galvez on Jan 17, 2004 15:24:19 GMT -5
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Post by Limesucker on Jan 18, 2004 5:03:02 GMT -5
Lynn & Vanhanen didn't administer the IQ tests themselves. They compiled the scores from a bunch of previous studies by different researchers.
The two scores they found for Poland were 92 and 106, which L & V averaged out to get 99. The 14 point difference in IQ estimates for the same country goes to show that you shouldn't think each country's score is written in stone. I think their purpose was to spot broad trends in the data, not compare single data points which are, as L&V admitted, subject to error.
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Post by galvez on Jan 20, 2004 13:46:48 GMT -5
Lynn & Vanhanen didn't administer the IQ tests themselves. They compiled the scores from a bunch of previous studies by different researchers. The two scores they found for Poland were 92 and 106, which L & V averaged out to get 99. The 14 point difference in IQ estimates for the same country goes to show that you shouldn't think each country's score is written in stone. I think their purpose was to spot broad trends in the data, not compare single data points which are, as L&V admitted, subject to error. Yes, I understand that L&V used studies conducted by others. The problem is that some individuals are using the IQ scores collected on the Irish to put down the Irish. Given that the Irish have such a good economy and have produced many significant figures -- despite centuries of oppression and adversity -- I seriously doubt that they have an IQ of 93 or 87 (as some have claimed in other forums). |
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