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Most of all your kids are likely to have IQ's close to the median of you and your wife. This is likely the most important factor of all as heart-breaking and un

Most of all your kids are likely to have IQ's close to the median of you and your wife. This is likely the most important factor of all as heart-breaking and unfair as this is.

aerovistae 5y ago
This really misses the point I feel, although I struggle to say why.
- haihaibye 5y ago
  He used median instead of mean, and forgot regression to the population average. IQ is only ~80% genetic
  - scbrg 5y ago
    > He used median instead of mean What's the difference when you only have two values in the set?
    - haihaibye 5y ago
      Same result but unnecessary complexity
29athrowaway 5y ago
The median of two numbers is the average.
exporectomy 5y ago
Closer than other kids but with regression to the mean (of the population).