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Re: by devops99 on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @08:30PM (#42512508)
Is it really true that the average IQ in India is 77?
Re: by tptacek on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @11:41PM (#42513156)
No. There is essentially no credible research anywhere that ranks countries like this. People are usually citing Richard Lynn's "IQ and the Wealth Of Nations", which has a risible methodology; that paper gives India an 82, not a 77, which is interesting only to the extent that it muddies the waters of where this author got that absurd claim from.

Any time you see a country => IQ mapping somewhere, you should assume you're getting worked. Lynn's work is the most credible attempt at that, and nobody even a little bit serious takes it even a little bit seriously.

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Re: by tptacek on Thursday December 26, 2024 @02:29PM (#42517156)
Stipulating that it's even possible to produce this kind of ranking, and that it would be meaningful, your answer: because reliably generating the data you would need to do it is a ludicrously expensive proposition. It is a little wild that people sort of automatically buy the idea that Richard Lynn had access to the data he would have needed to perform this analysis!
Re: by devops99 on Thursday December 26, 2024 @07:53PM (#42519086)
IQ tests have been around for over 120 years now, haven't they?

I haven't read Richard Lynn's books before, looks like I should check them out, if for anything to see what's going on there.

When I visited "developing" countries, there is for sure something going on (or not going on) there. IQ seems to be a factor, probably due to a lack of nutrition. Or maybe it's a more spiritual thing. Whatever it is, a study based on quantifying the difference is only so helpful either way. While I don't quite know what I saw while I was there, I know that I saw it.

Re: by tptacek on Friday December 27, 2024 @12:07AM (#42520083)
Not interested, sorry, just answering your question.