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• IQ, compression and simple models

  
  Information Processing — Authority: 509
  I get yelled at from all sides whenever I mention IQ in a post, but Im a stubborn guy, so here we go again. Imagine that you would like to communicate something about the size of an object, using as short a message as possible -- i.e., a single number. What would be a reasonable algorithm to employ? Theres ...
  5 days ago

• If youre so smart, why arent you rich?

  
  Information Processing — Authority: 509
  Does being smart help you become rich? Folksy Warren Buffett once said that an investor with IQ of 150 should sell 30 points to someone else, as anything above 120 is unnecessary. Consider the following simple model (we can call it the "Igon Model" in honor of Malcolm Gladwell ): Igon Model : IQ correlates ...
  1 week ago

• Pinker on Gladwell

  
  Information Processing — Authority: 509
  Ouch! Thanks to a reader for pointing out this Steve Pinker review of Malcolm Gladwells latest collection in the Sunday Times. I had more or less stopped reading stuff on Gladwell, as the uncritical acceptance of many of his claims is just too depressing a reminder of the mediocrity of our commenteriat. An ...
  1 week ago

• MDS analysis of the WJ III: Implications for CHC theory refinement and extension

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 134
  IAP AP101 # 3 report is now available ( click here for all AP101 reports and briefs).  "IAP AP101 Report #3: M DS Analysis of the CHC-based WJ III Battery: Implications for possible refinements and extensions of the CHC model of human intelligence " can be viewed  or downloaded by clicking here . The PPT ...
  2 weeks ago

• What does the WAIS-IV measure ? Applied Psychometrics 101 Report 2

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 134
  What does the WAIS-IV measure??:  CHC analysis and beyond . IAP AP101 # 2 report is now available ( click here for other AP101 reports and briefs).  "IAP AP101 IQ TEST SCORE DIFFERENCE SERIES #2: What does the WAIS-IV measure? CHC analysis and beyond " can be viewed  or downloaded by clicking here . The PPT ...
  2 weeks ago

• The complex issues in MR/ID Atkins death penalty cases: APA Div 33 Ad Hoc Committee on Mental Retardation 2006 list

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 134
  As I continue to manage this blog, it has become increasingly clear that the psychological and legal issues involved in Atkins MR/ID death penalty cases are very lenghty and complex.  Last night I skimmed a Div 33 Newsletter article (Vol 31, Issue 2, 2006 - click here to find way to obtain copy ) that had an ...
  3 weeks ago

• Do advanced education and a challenging career make you smarter?

  
  Information Processing — Authority: 509
  Take a population of children with similar (high) IQ scores. Follow them for the next 40 years. Consider two subsets: Group A, those who obtain advanced (e.g., graduate) education and achieve exceptional career success as scientists, professionals or business leaders, and Group C, another group that end up in less ...
  3 weeks ago

• Importance of following standardized IQ test directions: Another Atkins MR/IQ decision

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 134
  Another Atkins MR/IQ court decision revolving around IQ score issues, this time the Stanford-Binet V .  Affidavit provided by SB5 test author.  Oral arguments available to listen to.  The decision should remind all psychologist re: the importance of following standardized testing procedures when administering an ...
  4 weeks ago

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