A 16 is a lot different than a 6. /QUOTE]
The point of the original post that started this was that I was trying to explain differences in scores from groups of different people. I dont really remember which ones now. And yes Tide I'm being lazy in not looking it up :winker: But I think they were Mcnair, Culpepper and Mcnabb that all scored about 1 standard deviation from the average of the rest of the scores.
Now I personally and this is opinion- dont think that those three guys are less intelligent than the average. So I reasoned that the differences in those scores are a fault of the test. I said the test could have been culturaly biased. Now culturally biased is not a euphuism for racial biased; it can include race and socioeconomic status among other common factors. (yes I can provide support for that if you need it Tide)
There is a phenomenon in intelligence and other forms of standardized tests called the black-white gap, where consistently for several years african americans have scored about 1 standard deviation from the mean. In a basic iq test this would be 85 where the mean is 100. Several reasons have been thrown about- many inflamatory, many scientific- with no clear conclusions. But the general consensus most recently is "cultural differences." Meaning that educational expereinces, family and community norms and values, differing enrichment opportunties, etc have led to this gap.
Well, intelligence is supposed to be innate ability by most theories. Its not supposed to be about previous learned behavior for the most part. So it has been said that the tests are biased or unfair toward those with specific environmental advantages, namely minorities with low SES.
So, what the point of all this was to say that it is possible that someone scoring a 15 or 16 could have the same innate intelligence as someone that scores at the average. This is all speculation- or an educated guess.
So Mcnair and others scoring a 15 or 16 on this test could be of equal innate intelligence as more affluent players scoring closer to the average.
Now again I'm being a bit lazy- I dont really know these players backgrounds. But the the fact that this group of players all scored about 1 standard deviation from the mean is a unique coincendence. :hmm: