Uh, I was under the impression that IQ was somewhat fat tailed.
[Epistemic status: pretty low confidence. That’s just a meme I’ve absorbed and not something I’ve independently verified. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that I’m mistaken in an important aspect here.
Uh, I was under the impression that IQ was somewhat fat tailed.
[Epistemic status: pretty low confidence. That’s just a meme I’ve absorbed and not something I’ve independently verified. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that I’m mistaken in an important aspect here.
Self reported IQ is pretty fat tailed.
Aren’t there selection effects there? People who received higher IQ test scores are more likely to report their IQ score?
Indeed.