OzOne wrote in message

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:08:00 GMT, "Maxprop"
scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote in message

On 10 Nov 2004 11:05:26 -0600, Dave scribbled
thusly:

To take an anecdotal example, my daughter attended an elementary
school
where the minimum criterion for admission was a very high IQ score,
regardless of the parents' wealth. She then attended a private prep
school
where the parents' money was at least a significant admission factor
for
many students and the average IQ was much lower. The two groups were
just
about on a par in their college records of both admissions and
performance.

Yep, one group had brains, the other a work ethic passed from their
successful parents.

So how does this support your contention that SAT/ACT scores correlate
with
IQ????? Two groups with disparate IQ averages, and both scored roughly
the
same on the tests. Did the significance of this escape you?

Max

Has it escaped you that you don't need a high IQ to do well at school?
It's all about application.

I don't believe this. No, it has not escaped my notice, but that's not what
this discussion is about. We're discussing the relationship between IQ and
SAT/ACT scores, not extraneous factors that can mean success in school or on
the tests.

Jeez, let's start from the beginning: The website you provided has
contended a direct correlation between IQ and SAT/ACT scores. But the
anecdote related by Dave would indicate that IQ may have little or nothing
to do with success on the exams. Two groups, one with a higher average IQ,
the other with a lower average IQ, both scoring equally well on the entrance
exams. That could conceivably be used as an example of why the Kerry states
really might not have higher IQs, rather other extraneous factors leading to
high SAT/ACT scores. Thus my contention is correct: the website purporting
to show the relative IQs of the various states is bogus, if using college
entrance exam scores as the basis of those state IQ ratings.

(whew) Got it?

Max