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Read more about the article Convenience samples are fine because interactions are mostly not real

Convenience samples are fine because interactions are mostly not real

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:11. April 2023
  • Post category:Math/Statistics/Psychology

Attacking a study for using a non-representative, typically online convenience sample is common practice. However, for most studies, this is wrong-headed and here I want to argue why that is…

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Read more about the article The Mensa fallacy

The Mensa fallacy

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:14. August 2022
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability/Psychiatry

Back in 2015 at ISIR, a researcher gave a presentation about mental illness and intelligence, reporting it was elevated at high intelligence levels, along with all kinds of other issues.…

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