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It’s interesting data but the analysis is pretty weak IMHO. Religious groups tend to drink less, yet the author supposed that they had found an invalid correlat
by reilly3000 3y ago
It’s interesting data but the analysis is pretty weak IMHO. Religious groups tend to drink less, yet the author supposed that they had found an invalid correlation and could not list a reason as to why. It also doesn’t acknowledge the bias built into the IQ exam, and it fails to reason about causality to my satisfaction.
- rz2k 3y agoThese data do show a positive correlation between state alcohol consumption and state IQ. However, the children taking IQ tests and academic assessments is a different population than the one used for measuring alcohol consumption. In general, I think the relationship between all of these measures could make a good example of Simpson’s paradox. It’s likely completely different correlations could be supported if the data were analyzed at the county level or if it were possible to completely disaggregate down to individuals.