IQ scores in relation to web browser choice
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IQ scores in relation to web browser choice
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Re: IQ scores in relation to web browser choice
#2This is the first time I've ever heard of ads for a "free IQ test" actually leading to the real thing!
The paper uses the word "significant" quite a few times, but never mentions the significance level, or confidence intervals, or any other indication of the statistical quality (or lack thereof) of this data. The large number of subjects (100K) suggests that the results may be valid, but it would be nice to see this quantified.
Also, the author says "the test worked properly in all of the major browsers", but doesn't explain how he established that, which is important to rule out the possibility that a problem with the test in some browsers skewed the results.
Still, the graph at the end (showing distribution of browser usage across IQ percentiles) is entertaining.
Re: IQ scores in relation to web browser choice
#3This is the first time I've ever heard of ads for a "free IQ test" actually leading to the real thing! The paper uses the word "significant" quite a few times, but never mentions the significance level, or confidence intervals, or any other indication of the statistical quality (or lack thereof) of this data. The large number of subjects (100K) suggests that the results may be valid, but it would be nice to see this…
Yeah, the "free IQ test" thing made me wonder too. I always thought that intelligent people would not be very likely to click on those ads.
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#4I would think IQ in relation to websites being visited would be a better. Rupert Murdock websites = lower score, that sort of thing.
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#5Perhaps some browsers are particularly hard to use and you need to use those extra IQ points figuring out how to get them installed or running. In other words, this might be a dubious accomplishment.
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#6I would think IQ in relation to websites being visited would be a better. Rupert Murdock websites = lower score, that sort of thing.
Thankyou, sir, for misspelling Rupert Murdoch's name, and treating us all to this delicious dose of irony.
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#7This is the first time I've ever heard of ads for a "free IQ test" actually leading to the real thing! The paper uses the word "significant" quite a few times, but never mentions the significance level, or confidence intervals, or any other indication of the statistical quality (or lack thereof) of this data. The large number of subjects (100K) suggests that the results may be valid, but it would be nice to see this…
Yeah, the "free IQ test" thing made me wonder too. I always thought that intelligent people would not be very likely to click on those ads.
To click or not to click...that is the test.
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#8This study almost seems believable until you read the last paragraph. Since when are Web Standards "common knowledge"? How does understanding how IQ relates to browser choice help IT companies save the extra money they spend making websites work in IE? And does this conclusion mean that only IT companies have websites, or only IT companies invest the extra money to make them work in IE?
I didn't click on the IQ test... but I did click on the study. Dang.
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#10Perhaps some browsers are particularly hard to use and you need to use those extra IQ points figuring out how to get them installed or running. In other words, this might be a dubious accomplishment.
Highly speculative. Conversely, maybe there's some subtle, innate quality that higher IQ people appreciate about certain browsers.
Either way, as an Opera user, I have some ammunition next time I find myself in a childish browser argument ;)