Grayox to Data Is [email protected] • 2 months agoAverage IQ by Statelemmy.mlimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down135file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•2 months agoEven if we leave aside every problem with IQ measurements to begin with, what does a state average tell us?
minus-squaresnooggumslinkEnglish19•2 months agoEvery single state is in the 90-109 range, so it tells us that every state has an Average IQ. If we believe the data. Which doesn’t really tell us anything, since that is how averages work.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•2 months agoNext, you’re going to tell me that if we plot IQ score changes over time, they won’t rise over 100 on average! /s
Even if we leave aside every problem with IQ measurements to begin with, what does a state average tell us?
Every single state is in the 90-109 range, so it tells us that every state has an Average IQ. If we believe the data.
Which doesn’t really tell us anything, since that is how averages work.
Next, you’re going to tell me that if we plot IQ score changes over time, they won’t rise over 100 on average! /s