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ERIC Number: EJ514029
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Does the IQ God Exist?
Siegel, Linda S.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v41 n3 p283-88 Sep 1995
Responds to "The Bell Curve" by arguing that IQ is merely a statistical fiction, an artificial construct not corresponding to any real entity. Discusses the "seductive statistical trap of factor analysis" as it relates to IQ tests, multiple intelligences, content and bias of IQ tests, lack of validity of IQ tests for individual cases, and stability of IQ scores. (SV)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Factor Analysis, Individual Differences, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Multiple Intelligences, Test Bias, Test Use, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bell Curve (Herrnstein and Murray)
Note: Theme issue title: Canadian Perspectives on "The Bell Curve."