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joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
>
> On 13 Aug 2001, at 17:32, Philip Jonkers wrote:
>
> Although the average IQ of a child is found by estimating the
> difference between it's mother's IQ and the average and the
> difference between its father's IQ and the average, choosing the
> midpoints of these two differences and splitting the difference, IQ
> will still range both above and below this average on the bell curve.
>
> Progeny IQ calculating example:
> Average IQ being stated as 100
>
> Father's IQ: 140
> Mother's IQ: 160
>
> Father's midpoint: 120
> Mother's midpoint: 130
>
> Top of bell curve for child's likely IQ: 125
Our hope lies in the variance then! Otherwise it's a march to the
middle.
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