@SilverVVulpes are you sure mean diff in adults is "negligible"? I've seen estimates of .2 to .5 of a standard deviation just curious
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Could back up by research on how Lynn's estimate is flawed and how there's a strong consensus.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing In particular abilities,sure, there are .5SD differences, but they are almost exactly compensated in representative samples3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing what it also true and extremely replicated is that men have a greater VARIANCE, meaning, more very stupid and very smart1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing but the proportion is sometimes exaggerated. By 70-130, it's ~55-45 for example.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@SilverVVulpes oh yeah I know, I always thought that too, but a recent claim I read is measuring IQ in kids masks mean diffs in adults1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing Roberto Colom is our top guy in intelligence research in Spain and checked in old age. Negligible difs on g.2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@SilverVVulpes interesting! though rates of deterioration could vary too1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing Ask Stuart Ritchie, one of his friends is checking with brain scans and as apparently there wasn't a big dif either.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing tho at this point I'm mentioning unpublished research, could have its problems, of course.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@SilverVVulpes thanks I realized I hadn't thought about it for a while
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