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IQ statistics is pseudo science. Therefore we can dismiss the study out of hand. Soft sciences need to be able to prove their underlying methodologies, and have

IQ statistics is pseudo science. Therefore we can dismiss the study out of hand. Soft sciences need to be able to prove their underlying methodologies, and have so far largely failed to do so. They rely on shifting around numbers and cherry picking data to get specific outcomes.

gameman144 4y ago
> IQ statistics is pseudo science. The correlation between IQ and general intelligence is one of the more reproducible results in psychology. Is there a different usage of IQ that you're doubting, or are you doubting that correlation itself?
- nebulousthree 4y ago
  This doesn't really inspire confidence given the recent reproducibility crises.
  - gameman144 4y ago
    Wait, but the IQ/intelligence link is reproducible. Are you just saying that "most reproducible" is a low bar? (If so, that makes sense.)
    - nebulousthree 4y ago
      Yes, sorry for the lack of clarity. I mean in the same way that infinity+1 > infinity is a trivial difference and only technically true.
    - defrost 4y ago
      Just as something to ponder, this caught my eye: > The correlation between IQ and general intelligence is one of the more reproducible results in psychology. and raises the question; How do you measure | rank 'general intelligence' in a reliable and reproducable manner fully independantly of IQ measures in order to claim a correlation .. there's just a smattering of chicken and egg there.