11-06-2004, 03:59 AM
whyBish,Nov 4 2004, 07:44 PM Wrote:Bummer. Same goes for the French pub that predicted him too. Fortunately I was not in the camp of false predictors and made a nice $NZ5 on Bush winning.
Those that are disappointed in the result may be interested in this link
http://www.nielsbuus.dk/rod/2004election_by_iq.png
Although I would wager that there are other things that could be correlated just as well:
Distance to the sea
%Christians
Guns per person
Average number of generations to common ancestor (for couples) :P
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To me, the idea that a state with millions of people in it has a mean IQ a full standard deviation above or below average is just silly.