Never taken one before, but thought this fit here.
How sampling error leads to incorrect conclusions, all in one map.
Even if we leave aside every problem with IQ measurements to begin with, what does a state average tell us?
Every single state is in the 90-109 range, so it tells us that every state has an Average IQ. If we believe the data.
Which doesn’t really tell us anything, since that is how averages work.
Next, you’re going to tell me that if we plot IQ score changes over time, they won’t rise over 100 on average! /s
Could make inferences about a states laws or educational funding.
Maybe, but Idaho has a IQ level >100 and I have no mental stereotypes about that state besides their recent book bannings.
Wow look at the correlation between where low density white populations live and the bias of IQ tests.
Shocked that Florida made it to double digits.
(sent, with love, from Florida)
Overlaying this with daily lead exposure would be interesting
Edit: Also, I’m not sure I’d place much stock into IQ tests - just like “brain training” it seems more a measure of how well you can take an IQ test, not some magical empirical measure of how intelligent you are.
Need to roll some d20s for that.
I’m unironically amazed that Texas is supposedly perfectly average while California is below average. I bet it’s all the Texas engineers offsetting the Texas bigots, while the California techbros offset the California tech geniuses.
(I’m saying this as a Texan)
Love when the world is just the US again ;)
Why were you expecting this to be about the world?
No but still, there are many states in this world ;)
