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Current studies show a positive correlation between IQ and looks. If that is true, and it wouldn't be unreasonable to think the same factors that result in goo
by marze 15y ago
Current studies show a positive correlation between IQ and looks. If that is true, and it wouldn't be unreasonable to think the same factors that result in good looks also result in a well developed brain, attempts to normalize pay regardless of looks are misguided.
- gwern 15y agoThe correlation between IQ and looks is weak. The correlation between looks and salary? Hm... I bet the beauty effect remains after controlling for IQ (controls like education are already doing that to a great degree because they correlate much more strongly with IQ than beauty).
- thisuser 15y agoHow well does IQ correlate with intelligence?
- VMG 15y agoConsidering that it is designed to measure intelligence in a way that can be objectively defined, I'd say it correlates pretty good. Can you think of many intelligent people with a low IQ or unintelligent people with a high IQ?
- praptak 15y agoIntelligence is not defined precisely enough to speak of correlation here. Maybe a better question to consider is: is it fair that salary is correlated with IQ?
- chrischen 15y agoIf anyone could answer this question with confidence, it'd be 100%.