SNPs within and between populations
A recent paper informs us that we have now found a small number of SNPs that explain skin color in European samples. In the International Visible Trait Genetics (VisiGen) Consortium,…
Getting free wifi forever in airports on Mint 17.1
Many airports have free wifi services. The problem with these is that they are time-limited, usually to 1 to 3 hours. This can be very annoying if one is stuck…
The performance of African immigrants in Europe: Some Danish and Norwegian data
Due to lengthy discussion over at Unz concerning the good performance of some African groups in the UK, it seems worth it to review the Danish and Norwegian results. Basically,…
IQ and socioeconomic development across Regions of the UK: a reanalysis
Abstract A reanalysis of (Carl, 2015) revealed that the inclusion of London had a strong effect on the S loading of crime and poverty variables. S factor scores from a…
A replication of the S factor among US states using a new and larger dataset
Abstract A dataset of 127 variables concerning socioeconomic outcomes for US states was analyzed. Of these, 81 were used in a factor analysis. The analysis revealed a general socioeconomic factor.…
Interesting non-linear relationship between TV watching, age and reading comprehension
Some time ago, I stumbled upon this paper: Searls, D. T., Mead, N. A., & Ward, B. (1985). The relationship of students' reading skills to TV watching, leisure time reading,…
Traffic statistics per June 20th, 2015
Since James Thompson is posting statistics, here are some for comparison. Note that the statistics for this covers all sites hosted by this server, so that includes: both Danish and…
How much does University of Aarhus spend a year on journals?
Upon reading about the obscene costs of journals, e.g. in this post, I decided to write to my local university library and ask. They responded with this: Hej Emil Du…
The general socioeconomic factor among Colombian departments
Abstract A dataset was compiled with 17 diverse socioeconomic variables for 32 departments of Colombia and the capital district. Factor analysis revealed an S factor. Results were robust to data…
What is a good name? The S factor in Denmark at the name-level
Emil O. W. Kirkegaard Bo Tranberg Abstract We present and analyze data from a dataset of 2358 Danish first names and socioeconomic outcomes not previously made available to the public…
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