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Birch, Herbert G – American Journal of Public Health, 1972
A comprehensive review and analysis of significant research on malnutrition and learning. Indicates that nutritional factors contribute to depressed intellectual level and learning failure. (DM)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Intelligence, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews
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Cernovsky, Zack Z. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Reviews J. P. Rushton's data in "Race Differences in Behavior: A Review and Evolutionary Analysis" (1988), and suggests that aggregating large cohorts of methodologically weak studies results in misleading conclusions. A reanalysis of Rushton's data shows that cranial size is not a feasible indicator of intelligence and is similar in…
Descriptors: Blacks, Data Analysis, Error of Measurement, Intelligence
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Horn, John L. – Intelligence, 1979
The state of research on intelligence is reviewed in an editorial. The author notes conceptual, measurement, and data analysis problems. Suggestions as to how research on intelligence can be improved are provided. (RD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Editorials, Educational Policy, Intelligence
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Rushton, J. Philippe – Society, 1994
Reviews the controversy surrounding the work of Cyril Burt on the genetic contribution to mental ability and argues that the disparagement of Burt's results provides one of the most extraordinary cases of counterfeit charges in academic psychology. Suggesting genetic differences in brain size or intellect is politically incorrect. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Fraud, Genetics, Ideology
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Joynson, Robert B. – Society, 1994
The posthumous condemnation of Cyril Burt destroyed his reputation and undermined his life's work on the genetic nature of differences in intelligence. Whether Burt falsified research findings or not, the real significance of the affair lies in what it teaches about scientific methodology and the fallibility of personal judgments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Ethics, Fraud, Genetics