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JSM 2002 Abstract #300795
Activity Number: 404
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 15, 2002 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section*
Abstract - #300795
Title: Misuses of Statistics in the Study of Intelligence: The Case of Arthur Jensen
Author(s): Jack Kaplan*+
Affiliation(s): Quinnipiac University
Address: 275 Mt. Carmel Ave., Hamden, Connecticut, 06518,
Keywords: misuses of statistics ; intelligence testing
Abstract:

Intelligence testing has been one of the most controversial topics in science ever since the development of the first IQ test by Alfred Binet in 1905. Much of this controversy involves questions about the proper use and interpretation of statistical methods. Arthur Jensen, an educational psychologist at UC Berkeley, has been a central figure on the hereditarian side of the IQ debate ever since the publication in 1969 of his article, "How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement?" This talk will look at five claims Jensen has made which, it will be argued, are clearly based on incorrect statistical analyses.

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