[Vision2020] As if we needed any more . . .
Ron Force
rforce@moscow.com
Tue, 18 May 2004 10:52:22 -0700
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It's surprising that the Economist got caught reprinting bogus information
from the Internet without fact checking. The original assertion been traced
back to a posting to rec.org.mensa. The book cited as containing the IQ
data, IQ and the Wealth of Nations, doesn't. The original author won't
answer inquiries.
When we're asked for statistical data at the UI Library, one of the first
things we think is "Who would compile it, and where would it be published?".
IQ tests were routinely given to military recruits up through WW2, but I
don't know of any agency or institution that uses them anymore. Public
schools don't use them either. Lacking any obvious source for the data
immediately raises a red flag. In this case, skepticism is warranted.
More information at: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/
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Subject: [Vision2020] As if we needed any more . . .
Proof that Democrats really are smarter than Republicans? From the latest
issue of The Economist, May 15th - 21st, 2004. The original source of the
data is "IQ and the Wealth of Nations," by Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen.
State -- Average IQ -- 2000 Presidential vote
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