fossilesque@mander.xyzdeleted by creator to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoaverage physics student vs POTUS 47mander.xyzimagemessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1805arrow-down118
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minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoUnder a normal distribution/bell curve mean and median are the same.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 months 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-up3·2 months agoI don’t totally disagree, I’ve never seen an actual distribution of random iq scores
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.