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Peer reviewedSiegel, Linda S. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1995
Responds to "The Bell Curve" by arguing that IQ is merely a statistical fiction, an artificial construct not corresponding to any real entity. Discusses the "seductive statistical trap of factor analysis" as it relates to IQ tests, multiple intelligences, content and bias of IQ tests, lack of validity of IQ tests for individual…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Factor Analysis, Individual Differences, Intelligence
