[ExI] The downsides of high IQ

[rex]

Rafal Smigrodzki <rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com> [2015-04-20 22:04]:
>   On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:04 PM, rex <[1]rex at nosyntax.net> wrote:
>    
>
>     This is a statistical property of normal distributions that has
>     nothing to do with the particular trait being measured.
>
>     [2]http://www.nosyntax.net/cfwiki/index.php/IQ_vs_male/female_ratio
>
>     Bottom line, if groups differ in mean and SD of IQ, and if some
>     occupations
>     select for high IQ, then disproportionate representation is expected to
>     occur
>     even in the absence of discrimination.
>
>   ### Hey, beware, mentioning this hatefact could get you booted from work,
>   if you are a Harvard president :)

Yes. Innumeracy in action. :(

La Griffe du Lion has many insightful essays on IQ and other Politically 
Incorrect topics.

http://www.lagriffedulion.f2s.com/

-rex
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