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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by raegis on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:25PM (#30606380)
It one of the most impactful studies on how lead affects intellectual development, the researcher (who is white) restricted the study to white people only because he assumed (correctly) his results would be ignored if he included African Americans who are disproportionately affected by lead poisoning.
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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by trophycase on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:47PM (#30606661)
How can you assume correctly if you aren't even testing that assumption?
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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by treeman79 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:53PM (#30606782)
It’s politically toxic to try and commission a study on the intelligence of one race/gender versus another.
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