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I've only read the abstract, but it looks like the actual effect isn't huge. People with 10 hospitalizations scored lower by .37 SD = 6 iq points.
by artnep 11y ago
I've only read the abstract, but it looks like the actual effect isn't huge.
People with 10 hospitalizations scored lower by .37 SD = 6 iq points.
- felixbraun 11y ago> Cognitive ability score (Børge Prien’s Prøve Test) has here been converted to parallel conventional IQ scaling, with a mean of 100 and an SD of 15, to give a more familiar metric of effect size. I have no idea what 6 points mean in this setting.
- abandonliberty 11y agoI would assume a normal distribution where 68% of the population land between 85 and 115. Or a movement of .4 SD. [0] Nearly 16% of people would lie between 97 and 103. [1] It's 40% of a full letter grade[2] [0]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation [1]http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=area+e%5E%28-1%2F450+%28-100%2Bx%29%5E2%29%2F%2815+sqrt%282+%CF%80%29%29%2C+x%3D97+to+103 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=area+e%5E%28-1%2F450+%2... [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the_United_States#Rank-based_grading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the_United_...