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> Lol, who ran a correlation analysis between intelligence and IQ to convince you that the "correlation" between the two is high?

Well you can ridicule this statement if you like, but I can suggest a good-faith approach to this question. For example you can trying coming up with a few definitions of what intelligence could be and then look for correlation between this definitions and IQ.

I can go first: intelligence can be reasonably defined as "knowledge and skills to be successful in life, i.e. have higher-than-average income". This definition of intelligence strongly correlate with IQ. There are other possible approaches but all the ones I can think of (e.g. results in math tests) have at least some correlation with IQ.

Now how do you see intelligence? Does it correlate with IQ?



I go in more detail in my other comment but I would imagine this is a definition most people can't get behind.

> intelligence can be reasonably defined as "knowledge and skills to be successful in life, i.e. have higher-than-average income"

I think it just crumbles under light scrutiny. People have higher income for all kinds of observable reasons that don't have to do with intelligence. I have higher income than other employees at the same level just based on where I live.

Intelligence is something that is defined by academics. Surprise surprise that it it measures how people perform in a narrow set of academic skills.


So someone born in Sub-Saharan Africa is almost definitionally "less intelligent" than anyone born in the US by this definition? I would say that this does not correlate well with "intelligence" at all.


No, because many people in Africa have higher-than-average salary in their region. If you adjust the definition to be "higher-than-median", it will be exactly 50%.




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