After an e-mail was forwarded to me containing a copy paste of an earlier revision of USA average IQ’s by state, the results were too good to be true. So I fact-checked the email’s ass. Here’s my reply. Names were removed to protect the guilty.
States and their average IQ and who they voted for.
The IQ numbers were originally attributed to the book “IQ and the Wealth of Nations”, though they do not appear in the current edition. The tests and data were administered via the Raven’s APT, and the The Test Agency, one of the UK’s leading publishers and distributors of psychometric tests. This data has been published in the Economist and the St. Petersburg Times
(name removed) wrote:
This is so funny and indeed REAL
While indeed funny and a somewhat uplifting prospect, I wanted to be sure…
I couldn’t find any validating proof on www.economist.com or www.sptimes.com for this years election.
However, I did find a similar study done in May 2004 for the 2000 election, here:
http://tinyurl.com/3kreqAfter that, I googled for ‘IQ election‘ (sans quotes) and found the original source of the email you posted.
http://chrisevans3d.com/files/iq.htm
It turns out the reason I couldn’t find anything on economist.com is because they retracted the article on the basis of it was ‘unable to be verified and possibly a hoax’.
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In the future, I ask that if anyone want to send stuff they percieve as true, that they *provide links to trustworthy sources that back it up*.
Linking to the page that provided the article is also a smart idea, because it could be updated with newer, more enlightening information…
This is so funny and indeed REAL
…Especially before claiming it’s REAL. Proof makes it real 😉 Do your part to keep it real 🙂 Be responsible. Thank you 🙂
Cheers 🙂
