Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by osigurdson on Sunday November 10, 2024 @04:51AM
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>> According to you, what is the underlying distribution of intelligence and why
I think intelligence is normally distributed, like all other human characteristics. When transformed to win rates based on intelligence that becomes a different distribution. Your argument is centered on the 2nd distribution.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by aydyn on Sunday November 10, 2024 @02:09PM
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> I think intelligence is normally distributed, like all other human characteristics.
My question was why do you say it is normally distributed? where is your evidence?
> When transformed to win rates based on intelligence that becomes a different distribution.
You dont have to look at just competition, but other mental skills too. Most any application of intelligence is not normally dostributed. Why is this fact not a natural reflection of the underlying distribution?
I am struggling to see any support for your position. Help me out.
What Ive been trying to do is make the argument why an exponential-like distribution is a more natural representation of intelligence and therefore what the "underlying distribution" looks like.
Clearly, a delta function against a shelf game is not a natural or useful representation of height so I think that counterpoint to your argument is obvious.
According to you, what is the underlying distribution of intelligence and why?