"Because why not": > While the ideal would be to individually test all participants for IQ we found no scientific data that would give reason to discredit Mens

"Because why not": > While the ideal would be to individually test all participants for IQ we found no scientific data that would give reason to discredit Mensa members in any country from being representative of those with high cognitive ability. https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0160289616303324/1-s2.0-S0160289616303324-main.pdf?_tid=3252c7f8-dd0d-11e7-a53c-00000aacb35e&acdnat=1512843629_92c55c6e6928afbad1a24586df7eda8e https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0160289616303324/1-s2.0-S01602896163... I think this entire paper is bogus, it reeks of lazyness. They did not have a control group either, they used general statistics: > Although the national surveys would likely capture a broad range of intelligence, statistically only 2% of the national data would include those with a gifted cognitive ability such those who qualify for membership in American Mensa, Ltd. Which is false, 2% of the population does not join mensa.