fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 13 hours agoaverage physics student vs POTUS 47mander.xyzimagemessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up1514arrow-down111
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minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 hours agoUnder a normal distribution/bell curve mean and median are the same.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 hours agoConsidering intelligence/stupidity isn’t defined, it’s a lot to assume that its distribution can be approximated by a Gaussian.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoI don’t totally disagree, I’ve never seen an actual distribution of random iq scores
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoAnd there’s plenty of criticism of IQ tests as a proxy for intelligence, even if we did have the data.
Under a normal distribution/bell curve mean and median are the same.
Considering intelligence/stupidity isn’t defined, it’s a lot to assume that its distribution can be approximated by a Gaussian.
I don’t totally disagree, I’ve never seen an actual distribution of random iq scores
And there’s plenty of criticism of IQ tests as a proxy for intelligence, even if we did have the data.