Regression analysis of test scores reveals: Massachusetts is smartest

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From this "analysis":

"This time around is better. Taking the regression equations produced by running the numbers in the data table put together by Richard Lynn in Race Differences in Intelligence... "

Hm, that would be this book by Richard Lynn:

The IQs of the races...can be explained as having arisen from the different environments in which they evolved, and in particular from the ice ages in the northern hemisphere exerting selection pressures for greater intelligence for survival during cold winters...

-475, Inane and Racist. This is the mother of all trolls. Do not feed it.

"Inane" and "Racist" don't seem to be synonyms for "Factually incorrect due to bad data," or "Untrue because the statistical techniques in use are misapplied." Perhaps you want to rephrase so you're discussing the article, rather than whining that it doesn't confirm your prejudices.

People who take the Tickle test are probably wasting time, so all this shows is that Smart people are more likely to be sitting around idle in Massachusetts.

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