Note: Ahmets and Mehmets are Turks (as a word-terminal d becomes a t in their language), the others may be Muslims of any origin.
Note also the pattern in the more high IQ children having traditional Danish names (or at least names traditionally used in Denmark, even if they're Latin like August), while more primitive names like 'Kenny', 'Kevin' and 'Mickey' score lower.
Jonathan and Adrian are Hebrew and Latin respectively. They are native to Denmark. William (in this spelling) is an English name. I can't find native Danish forms, so I wonder if they amalgamated names that were too few in number. Aside from William, all > 100 IQ names are names traditionally used in Denmark.
I do have a distaste for giving names that are diminutives or nicknames, like "Tommy" or "Danny", particularly when these are foreign.
It's been pretty well established that female IQ tends to cluster around the middle whereas men have greater variability. This graph really illustrates that aside from re-enforcing some other things we already knew about IQ.
If I felt like being charitable to the blank-slaters, I'd argue that the reason there are statistically fewer smart women in the army is that smart women have better opportunities than army service.
But the reality is that yeah, there just aren't as many exceptionally smart (or dumb) women.
Not really, for men intelligence isn't enough to get anywhere in life so plenty are forced to do whatever it takes to get food and a place to sleep whereas women can just spread their legs and be granted the world.
Also of note, the average of all participants is well below 100. Remember that the next time some dude spouts off about how much he knows because he was in the military.
The absolute score of an IQ test is less significant than an individual’s ranking within the tested group, and its predictive power depends on the context of the test.
IQ tests measure performance relative to a specific cohort, not an absolute measure of intelligence. Their results are meaningful only within the context of the group and the test’s design. For example, a test administered in Dutch might assess language fluency and problem-solving skills relevant to daily life in a Dutch-speaking society. If someone like Mohamed, who is not fluent in Dutch, takes this test, his score may reflect his language limitations rather than his overall cognitive ability. However, the same test could still predict his potential productivity in a Dutch-speaking environment, as it measures skills relevant to that context.
IQ remains the strongest single predictor of economic success across contexts, as it correlates with skills like problem-solving and adaptability that contribute to earning potential.
No, variations on "Mohamed" are acceptable in the Muslim community. They name a LOT of their kids that, so some variations in spelling are required, I suppose.
Fun Factoid: In the time of Jesus? 1 in 7 girls was named "Mary" for some reason. That's why there's like 5-7 women named "Mary" in the NT.
To be more precise, no collection of people named X has an average IQ of 110. There could be Lars 1 who is 140 and Lars 2 who is 60, and they'll show as 100 here.
Oh, right. Guess I just proved my IQ is not that high :P
But it's still unexpected there wasn't a single name with IQ 110 or above. Unless they filtered out low frequency names, a lot of those dots are single individuals: Rico, Sabrina, Michel, Lauge, yet not a single one is somewhat high IQ.
"Wow. Mohamed is a fucking retard" - Mohammed
"That Ahmet guy is a genius." - Mohammed
“I can’t read this.” -Mohammed
Note: Ahmets and Mehmets are Turks (as a word-terminal d becomes a t in their language), the others may be Muslims of any origin.
Note also the pattern in the more high IQ children having traditional Danish names (or at least names traditionally used in Denmark, even if they're Latin like August), while more primitive names like 'Kenny', 'Kevin' and 'Mickey' score lower.
Anglicized/Americanized households in Denmark appear to be more cretinous. I wonder what that's about. (Cough, Hollywoke, cough.)
William is pretty high, Jonathan and Adrian are high middling IQ but unusually poor, Tommy and Brian lowish average IQ but rich.
Might just be that Anglicized names have a lower sample size so they are outliers on the graph in mostly random directions.
Jonathan and Adrian are Hebrew and Latin respectively. They are native to Denmark. William (in this spelling) is an English name. I can't find native Danish forms, so I wonder if they amalgamated names that were too few in number. Aside from William, all > 100 IQ names are names traditionally used in Denmark.
I do have a distaste for giving names that are diminutives or nicknames, like "Tommy" or "Danny", particularly when these are foreign.
I get it's an army test so there are probably less females but those red dots aren't doing so well either.
They're not doing poorly, they're just clustered around average.
The Ahmeds and Mohammeds, on the other hand, are comical.
Given all the stories around how smart women are it's funny they are stuck in the middle.
It's been pretty well established that female IQ tends to cluster around the middle whereas men have greater variability. This graph really illustrates that aside from re-enforcing some other things we already knew about IQ.
If I felt like being charitable to the blank-slaters, I'd argue that the reason there are statistically fewer smart women in the army is that smart women have better opportunities than army service.
But the reality is that yeah, there just aren't as many exceptionally smart (or dumb) women.
I feel like that would apply to men just as easily.
Does this include the Officer Corp just enlisted or both?
Not really, for men intelligence isn't enough to get anywhere in life so plenty are forced to do whatever it takes to get food and a place to sleep whereas women can just spread their legs and be granted the world.
It's almost like the IQ distribution between the sexes are biological lol
Also of note, the average of all participants is well below 100. Remember that the next time some dude spouts off about how much he knows because he was in the military.
Careful, that's like half the dudes here.
The absolute score of an IQ test is less significant than an individual’s ranking within the tested group, and its predictive power depends on the context of the test.
IQ tests measure performance relative to a specific cohort, not an absolute measure of intelligence. Their results are meaningful only within the context of the group and the test’s design. For example, a test administered in Dutch might assess language fluency and problem-solving skills relevant to daily life in a Dutch-speaking society. If someone like Mohamed, who is not fluent in Dutch, takes this test, his score may reflect his language limitations rather than his overall cognitive ability. However, the same test could still predict his potential productivity in a Dutch-speaking environment, as it measures skills relevant to that context.
IQ remains the strongest single predictor of economic success across contexts, as it correlates with skills like problem-solving and adaptability that contribute to earning potential.
Comparing scores across cultures is challenging.
Um, that's what statistics are: a description of variations. BY DEFINITION half the population is "under the average" eh?
Correct, and that half of the population joins the military.
Be a Lauge, not a Mohamed.
What about Tim the Enchanter?
I find it slightly amusing that Rico is a low outlier on the IQ axis.
I'm guessing Mohamed is not a valid alternate spelling for Mohammed, and his parents just couldn't spell.
No, variations on "Mohamed" are acceptable in the Muslim community. They name a LOT of their kids that, so some variations in spelling are required, I suppose.
Fun Factoid: In the time of Jesus? 1 in 7 girls was named "Mary" for some reason. That's why there's like 5-7 women named "Mary" in the NT.
Wow, not a single person had even 110 IQ. I guess literally everyone who joins the military these days is intellectually challenged.
To be more precise, no collection of people named X has an average IQ of 110. There could be Lars 1 who is 140 and Lars 2 who is 60, and they'll show as 100 here.
Oh, right. Guess I just proved my IQ is not that high :P
But it's still unexpected there wasn't a single name with IQ 110 or above. Unless they filtered out low frequency names, a lot of those dots are single individuals: Rico, Sabrina, Michel, Lauge, yet not a single one is somewhat high IQ.