tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post115389808289222949..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-1153936346160753182006-07-26T10:52:00.000-07:002006-07-26T10:52:00.000-07:00For white people, nearly all of the increase comes...For white people, nearly all of the increase comes from respondents o50 or older, and it's even more pronounced for respondents over the age of 60.<BR/><BR/>The percent of white respondents under the age of 50 scoring a perfect 10 seems to be declining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-1153930221100035772006-07-26T09:10:00.000-07:002006-07-26T09:10:00.000-07:00Let me rephraze that. Changes due to more educatio...Let me rephraze that. Changes due to more education are likely to have little do to with changes in G. You can without a doubt increase vocabulary with education, however that will not change G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-1153928564602625692006-07-26T08:42:00.000-07:002006-07-26T08:42:00.000-07:00but note that vocabulary is likely to be low G loa...<I>but note that vocabulary is likely to be low G loaded</I><BR/><BR/>This is absolutely false. Vocabulary is actually one of the highest g loaded tests.Jason Malloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855482153162314172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-1153928491170455932006-07-26T08:41:00.000-07:002006-07-26T08:41:00.000-07:00Now we can't too excited about measuring IQ with 1...<I>Now we can't too excited about measuring IQ with 10 vocabulary questions</I><BR/><BR/>The WORDSUM measure in the GSS is a valid measure of IQ, that correlates very highly with other IQ tests (.70+). I find the narrowing here a data point with importance.Jason Malloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855482153162314172noreply@blogger.com