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lurkette · 10-21-2003, 08:23 AM

I don't know how to do correlational analyses, and I think they are generally suspect anyhow, but here are some simple data about the responses so far:

Mean IQ (taking out anything above 160):
139

Either people are fudging their scores high, or the test is completely invalid, or respondents are self-selecting for high IQs, or we represent a highly skewed sample, or all of the above.

Mean political compass response:
Economic Left/Right: -2.71
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.25

And just for shits and giggles, here's a scatter plot of our positions on the political compass:

We are a bunch of dirty commies!

(Actually, I object to labeling that side of the axis "communist" - it's a politically loaded term and I'm sure most of us don't align with the actual values of communism per se.)

Anybody with some stats background care to take a stab at some more sophisticated analyses?

10-21-2003, 08:23 AM	#67 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	I don't know how to do correlational analyses, and I think they are generally suspect anyhow, but here are some simple data about the responses so far: Mean IQ (taking out anything above 160): 139 Either people are fudging their scores high, or the test is completely invalid, or respondents are self-selecting for high IQs, or we represent a highly skewed sample, or all of the above. Mean political compass response: Economic Left/Right: -2.71 Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.25 And just for shits and giggles, here's a scatter plot of our positions on the political compass: We are a bunch of dirty commies! (Actually, I object to labeling that side of the axis "communist" - it's a politically loaded term and I'm sure most of us don't align with the actual values of communism per se.) Anybody with some stats background care to take a stab at some more sophisticated analyses? __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France