[BurningFrog]

It's a little weird to say males have higher IQ on average.

As I understand it (I'm not an IQ expert, just some internet know-it-all), women score better on some categories of questions, as do men, so when you put together a test, you try to make sure it balances out so both get the same average.

[pygy_]

AFAIK the average is the same, but males have a higher variance, meaning that they are more likely to be found at the dumber and smarter ends of the population, while there are more women of average intelligence.

[stefantalpalaru]

http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/Males-have-gr...

[pygy_]

Wow, this is new to me... Please note, however, that this is an indirect measurement.

[stefantalpalaru]

So reality is weird, but manipulating tests to ensure certain results is perfectly fine?

[BurningFrog]

You seem argumentative.

[stefantalpalaru]

In what brave new world is this a bad thing?