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“Research suggests that the SAT, widely used in college admissions, is primarily a measure of g. A correlation of .82 has been found between g scores computed f
by throwaway37585 8y ago
“Research suggests that the SAT, widely used in college admissions, is primarily a measure of g. A correlation of .82 has been found between g scores computed from an IQ test battery and SAT scores. In a study of 165,000 students at 41 U.S. colleges, SAT scores were found to be correlated at .47 with first-year college grade-point average after correcting for range restriction in SAT scores (the correlation rises to .55 when course difficulty is held constant, i.e., if all students attended the same set of classes). [1][2]”
[1] Sackett et al. 2008
[2] Frey & Detterman 2003
- Alex3917 8y ago> widely used in college admissions You need to correct for the fact that it's used in college admissions though, otherwise this isn't telling you anything. E.g. if tree identification were used as the basis for college admissions, within a couple years you'd find that the people who did the best in college were the ones who were the best at identifying trees.
- throwaway37585 8y agoMy quote said SAT scores correlate with the g-factor and with GPA, not with admissions. If tree identification also correlated with these in your hypothetical world, why wouldn’t it be a legitimate criterion?
- Alex3917 8y ago> My quote said SAT scores correlate with the g-factor and with GPA, not with admissions. My point was that the fact that it's used in admissions changes the correlation with g-factor and GPA. If you want to argue that SAT correlates with these things, then you should only be using SAT scores from countries where the SAT isn't used in college admissions.
- throwaway37585 8y agoWhat do you mean by “changes the correlation”, and how is that relevant? I don’t know what you’re getting at.