Statistical Inference in the Great IQ Debate.

Goldberger, Arthur S.

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ERIC Number: ED117154

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1975-Sep

Pages: 25

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Statistical Inference in the Great IQ Debate.

Goldberger, Arthur S.

The estimation of genetic models reported by J. L. Jinks and L. J. Eaves in a recent review are critically examined. A number of errors in procedure and interpretation are found. It is concluded that the evidence, provided by kinship correlations, for the proposition that intelligence is highly heritable, is not persuasive. (Author/BJG)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Environmental Influences, Genetics, Heredity, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Models, Nature Nurture Controversy, Validity

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC.

Authoring Institution: Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Inst. for Research on Poverty.

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Note: Paper presented at the Third World Congress of the Econometeric Society (Toronto, Canada, August 1975)