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91 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 6 Dec \ parent \ on: SAT score distribution by parent income charts_and_numbers
My recollection is that SAT tutoring is only worth a few points which wouldn’t even register on this chart.
The best predictor of income is IQ and IQ is heritable.
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80 sats \ 2 replies \ @freetx 6 Dec
The best predictor of income is IQ and IQ is heritable.
Yes, its not "the sole predictor", but of the different variables its the best single variable to choose (if you must choose just one variable).
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69 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 7 Dec
We should graph student sat scores vs parents sat score
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 Dec
The data isn’t readily available
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69 sats \ 3 replies \ @BlokchainB 6 Dec
Really? I assume on average of W2 wage earners?
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190 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 6 Dec
Not specifically. If you give a bunch of kids IQ tests, those results will predict their future earnings better than the other stuff you know about them.
It's still a noisy predictor, though.
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69 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 7 Dec
Understand now IQ test versus something like math scores?
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60 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 Dec
Some math tests are essentially IQ tests
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