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Since mathematical skills (broadly defined) are a component of IQ, this is dangerously close to "Basketball is a getting the ball in the hoop game. Anyone who t

Since mathematical skills (broadly defined) are a component of IQ, this is dangerously close to "Basketball is a getting the ball in the hoop game. Anyone who tells you otherwise is kidding themselves." True, but less informative than you might think... (This is not to comment on the underlying question of whether everyone has the potential to be a great mathematician, just a particular type of reasoning).

martindelemotte 10y ago
It would be more like "Basketball is about being in very good physical shape", which makes more sense. IQ (or more precisely the g factor) correlates not only with math but also with language skills and music[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_factor_(psychometrics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_factor_(psychometrics)
- hyperpape 10y ago
  I very clearly said component and "close to", so I don't think what I said merits a correction.
  - martindelemotte 10y ago
    Then why would the g factor also apply to animals as stated on the Wikipedia page? You don't see that many doing mathematics.
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