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A critical comment on ‘The social ecology of intelligence in the British Isles’
Author(s) -
Kirby Andrew
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1980.tb00361.x
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , ecology , social ecology , psychology , sociology , data science , geography , computer science , political science , cartography , biology , law
This brief paper raises some doubts concerning Lynn's recent discussions of the social ecology of intelligence. Particular attention is paid to the spatial scale at which the data are presented, and the problems that this raises for statistical analysis. Data on educational attainment at county scale are presented, to show the loss of information involved in regional analyses.