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by Maxatar 70 days ago
A sample size of 198 as per this study is more than sufficient to draw pretty strong conclusions.

The issue is not the sample size, it's that studies like these almost always involve a very homogenous population of young college students.
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uxhacker 70 days ago
You mean WEIRD.

(Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic)

But why this matters is there a challenge judging intelligence cross cultures?

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Maxatar 70 days ago
>But why this matters is there a challenge judging intelligence cross cultures?

I don't know for sure, but my own anecdotal experience is that yes, there most certainly are challenges when a person from one culture assesses the intelligence of someone else from another culture.

It would be nice to know whether this is supported by scientific evidence, or whether this is simply my own personal bias at play.

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