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by kirurik 300 days ago
The self-selection bias is definitely something to consider. I’d guess people who feel relatively confident in their intelligence are more likely to take the test.
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zerr 300 days ago
Many highly intelligent people might decide that it is not worth their time though.
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kirurik 300 days ago
True, and many not so intelligent people may overestimate their intelligence and do it. So maybe it does somehow end up being representative.
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cutemonster 300 days ago
No it does very much not end up being representative.

> not so intelligent people

They generally won't ever know that the test exists.

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