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ERIC Number: EJ131742
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Possible Sampling Bias in Genetic Studies of Genius
Keating, Daniel P.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 35, 3, 657-62, Aut 75
Data from Terman's "Genetic Studies of Genius" (1925-1959) relating to sample size, mean IQ, and variance of IQ scores were analyzed in terms of their conformation to the theoretically projected statistics derived from a consideration of the normal curve. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Genetics, Gifted, Intelligence Quotient, Longitudinal Studies, Research Problems, Sampling, Statistical Bias
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