> I've heard that they are bogus, but the person who told me > spent the time to research accurate figures and the following > analysis. > > "So, that last graphic turned out to be taken from an old > hoax, circa 2000. But, curious, I dug up the real data. So, > here it is. And there's a numerical correlation of 26.7% > between IQ and margin of victory for Kerry. Meaning that > 26.7% of how much a state voted for Bush, statistically > speaking, can be explained by related to their collective IQ. > It's important to note that correlation does not imply causation. > But there is a legitimate relationship there, numerically.
Chris -- Ask this person what math he/she used to arrive at that correlation. While you're at it, see if you can determine his/her credentials as a statistician. Remember --> There are lies; damned lies; and then, there are statistics. The site I provided (http://www.sq.4mg.com/IQstates.htm) has a link to more reasonable numbers. There are numbers that are based around elementary school testing (reading and math) and sets based around SAT/ACT data. The results really aren't that compelling. Bush states come in with an average of 99, Kerry states with an average of 101. An interesting fact of note -- southern states, with larger minority groups, typically have lower IQ averages and typically vote Democrat. Even they did not vote for Kerry. For that matter, Edwards' home state didn't fall in line with the ticket. Of course, the losing side is just claiming foul play -- disenfranchisement, challengers, lost ballots, hanging chads, and so forth. The Democrats also lost further control of congress and other political seats -- even Daschle was unseated. In the end, the Democrats just went with the wrong candidate; had they gone with Dean, Bush would not be getting a second term. Kerry States: District of Columbia 95 Delaware 99 Hawaii 99 California 100 Maine 100 New Jersey 100 Pennsylvania 100 Rhode Island 100 Maryland 101 Michigan 101 New York 101 Connecticut 102 Illinois 102 Minnesota 102 Washington 102 Oregon 103 New Hampshire 104 Vermont 102 Massachusetts 103 Wisconsin 103 Bush States: Mississippi 94 South Carolina 94 New Mexico 96 Alabama 97 Georgia 97 Kentucky 97 Louisiana 97 North Carolina 97 Tennessee 97 Texas 97 Florida 98 Arkansas 98 Indiana 99 Arizona 100 Idaho 100 Nevada 100 South Dakota 100 Virginia 100 West Virginia 100 Alaska 101 Missouri 101 Ohio 101 Utah 101 Wyoming 101 Colorado 102 Iowa 102 Kansas 102 Montana 102 Nebraska 102 North Dakota 102 Oklahoma 102 _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
