Wow, even the European part of Turkey is smarter than the rest of the country! Good thing to know that stupidity inherent from one's "race" can be cured by just crossing the detroit!
I don't think that an IQ test administered via mass media is considered valid. Yay for Australia for taking an IQ test over the television, but it can't be considered as accurate as a standard IQ test.
I think that the point of this map, and the studies behind it, is that what is average in one group of people, is not average in another group of people.
Why do we need to compare different ethnic groups? There will always be intelligent people and stupid people no matter what culture you come from. Isn't an IQ average taken from a random sample and not the population anyway? You couldn't be 100% accurate unless you took it from the population. Is it racist? I don't think so. It's just not accurate. The way people think varies from one culture/ethnic group to another. You can't develop a test that assesses each ethnic group's intelligence level equally. Well, you might be able to, but I don't really think so. If you do ever manage it, I'd like to know about it.
This is pretty funny. There's about 8 different versions of this map, probably all generated by their respective country. But try to find the sources of the data. They omit that little detail..Look at the Flynn effect. The whole IQ rage changes as problem-solving changes.
Wow! there is evidence here to support a conclusion contrary to what many believe.So they argue1) I have a conclusion.2) This evidence does not support my conclusion.3) The evidence is wrong since it does not support me.LOL
you people are forgetting it's Average. sure moast of the world is "retarted" as someone else said. becides what clogic101 says makes sence. did "you" take the IQ test??? it's hard to get 6,760,469,556 people to do the same test. (as a side note I think we are nearing the cap ammount the world can handle)
the map is wrong due to one reason, the average IQ in each country is 100, because 100 is defined as average. That simply means that everywhere on the map there should be a 100. That is how the IQ scale works, average IQ is average
The map is based on average IQ of the indigenous population. So Australia's score is based on the average IQ of the Australian Aborigine.The same study reports that the average IQ of the total Australian population is exactly the same as the USA.
Your hunch is close to the mark, Asians are genetically more intelligent than all other race (species?) groups, excluding a small group of Jews. The list goes close to: Specific Jews, Asians, White, Hispanic, American Black, Above-Saharan Black, Sub-Saharan Black.
dtfinchJan 17, 2007
I'm pretty sure Australia's average IQ is not 15 points below Forrest Gump.
ursername180Jan 17, 2007
60 being highest. 105 being lowest.
CharlesjtoSep 24, 2010
The higher your IQ the smarter you are.
blinky04Jan 17, 2007
You don't need a map to tell you aboriginals are stupid.
blackjack75Jan 17, 2007
Wow, even the European part of Turkey is smarter than the rest of the country! Good thing to know that stupidity inherent from one's "race" can be cured by just crossing the detroit!
blackjack75Jan 17, 2007
Yes, they have been considered stupid since the first european landed there and told them: "We come in peace." and they believed it.
Closed AccountFeb 10, 2007
MY IQ IS 166, THE INTERWEB TEST SAIS SO
dixtaApr 9, 2007
If you actually read the article, the map lists the average IQs for INDIGENOUS people of each country, not immigrants. The map is basically meaningless.UCBearcats: Australians are not stupid, far from it. Last I checked the average national IQ is about 110, over the US's score of 98.<a class="user" href="http://mediacentre.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=74574">http://mediacentre.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=74574</a><a class="user" href="http://perdurabo10.tripod.com/id1048.html">http://perdurabo10.tripod.com/id1048.html</a>@embraboy:"This can't be right. Buried."Firstly: RTFA and note the word "indigenous".Secondly: Bury it anyway because the poster obviously didn't read the article properly either before making his comments.
tanzanariAug 1, 2007
I don't think that an IQ test administered via mass media is considered valid. Yay for Australia for taking an IQ test over the television, but it can't be considered as accurate as a standard IQ test.
tanzanariAug 1, 2007
I think that the point of this map, and the studies behind it, is that what is average in one group of people, is not average in another group of people.
leesykateOct 7, 2007
Why do we need to compare different ethnic groups? There will always be intelligent people and stupid people no matter what culture you come from. Isn't an IQ average taken from a random sample and not the population anyway? You couldn't be 100% accurate unless you took it from the population. Is it racist? I don't think so. It's just not accurate. The way people think varies from one culture/ethnic group to another. You can't develop a test that assesses each ethnic group's intelligence level equally. Well, you might be able to, but I don't really think so. If you do ever manage it, I'd like to know about it.
zeroknotsMar 31, 2008
This is pretty funny. There's about 8 different versions of this map, probably all generated by their respective country. But try to find the sources of the data. They omit that little detail..Look at the Flynn effect. The whole IQ rage changes as problem-solving changes.
highvoltedgeApr 15, 2008
I think they counted kangaroos for australia or something
johnwilkesOct 27, 2008
Wow! there is evidence here to support a conclusion contrary to what many believe.So they argue1) I have a conclusion.2) This evidence does not support my conclusion.3) The evidence is wrong since it does not support me.LOL
geek255Apr 17, 2009
you people are forgetting it's Average. sure moast of the world is "retarted" as someone else said. becides what clogic101 says makes sence. did "you" take the IQ test??? it's hard to get 6,760,469,556 people to do the same test. (as a side note I think we are nearing the cap ammount the world can handle)
johnwelshJun 13, 2009
the map is wrong due to one reason, the average IQ in each country is 100, because 100 is defined as average. That simply means that everywhere on the map there should be a 100. That is how the IQ scale works, average IQ is average
bf6379Jun 15, 2009
The map is based on average IQ of the indigenous population. So Australia's score is based on the average IQ of the Australian Aborigine.The same study reports that the average IQ of the total Australian population is exactly the same as the USA.
wfymAug 4, 2009
Hi, dude, average 100 is for the whole world, not just a country. So average IQ of one country can be either above or below 100. :))
crackytheclownOct 3, 2009
Your hunch is close to the mark, Asians are genetically more intelligent than all other race (species?) groups, excluding a small group of Jews. The list goes close to: Specific Jews, Asians, White, Hispanic, American Black, Above-Saharan Black, Sub-Saharan Black.
crackytheclownOct 3, 2009
I thought it was the thousands of years without inventing so much as the wheel before the Europeans came and took pity on them. hmm?