They are underrepresented because they fail the IQ test in greater numbers. Sometimes the army tries to do targeted recruitment.
First names, cognitive ability and social status in Denmark http://rpubs.com/EmilOWK/firstnames_cogability_socialstatus …pic.twitter.com/eXSElMmjPu
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But sure, self-selection is a particular issue with that subgroup. But I think the selection would be towards _higher_ IQ, not lower.
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I figured out that I can convert the scores to Danish normed IQs, which makes interpretation easier. Unfortunately, cannot rescale S.pic.twitter.com/iZLs7zFysq
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Similar problems appear in Muslim countries too AFAIK. Recall seeing a study about Saudi Arabian military having a hard time finding pilots.
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Wish I could find it again. But they showed major issues w/ reaction times and poor perceptual acuity.
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No racist pseudoscience here, walk on...
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Actaully, we have fairly straightforward criteria for assessing if something is pseudoscience. It's just a matter of applying them.
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Is it "pseudo-science" to suggest that, on average, Danes are more intelligent than Syrians or Afghans? That's not surprising.
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Dr Adam Perkins supports a claim that white people are more intelligent than Arabs or Afghanis. Appalling racism from a university lecturer.
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