Re: Race, intelligence, and anti-racist prejudice (Was: Genetic Evolution)

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In article <3glfl1$b5m@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
Patrick R. Collins <pcollins@prairienet.org> wrote:
>Frank Fujita (ffujita@sun1.sun1.iusb.indiana.edu) wrote:
>: JAMES BENTHALL (st26h@elroy.uh.edu) wrote:
>: : All I.Q. tests fail the t-test. Variation within a population is always
>: : greater than between populations.
>
>: I'm unfamiliar with your usage of "t-test." Could you elaborate?
>: Frank Fujita
>
>A t-test is a statistical test. It lets you know if the average of a sample
>is different from a known population when the standard deviation is not
>known.
>
>I have no idea if his statement is correct or not.
>
>--
>Regards, Pat
>
>pcollins@prairienet.org
>

Not true, obviously, as he failed to specify a certainty level. But, it's
an invalid argument anyway, as his statement is meaningless.

The saying goes, if you can't dazzel them with your brilliance, baffle
them with your bullshit.

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Steve La Joie

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