Posted by father john george
on October 27, 2009, 9:58 pm
NESS OF DATA
THUS ITS CRITIQUE
Since historiometry is based on indirect information like historic documents and relies heavily on statistics, the results of these studies are questioned by some researchers, mainly because of concerns about overinterpretation of the estimated results [14][15].
The previously mentioned study of the intellectual capacity of US presidents, a study by Dean Keith Simonton, attracted a lot of media attention and critique mainly because it classified the current US president, G.W. Bush, as second to last of all US presidents since 1900 [16][17]. The IQ of G.W. Bush was estimated as between 111.1 and 138.5, with an average of 125 [12], exceeding only that of president Warren Harding, who is regarded as a failed president [17], with an average IQ of 124. Although controversial and imprecise (due to gaps in available data), the approach used by Simonton to generate his results was regarded "reasonable" by fellow resarchers [18]. In the media, the study was sometimes compared with the U.S. Presidents IQ hoax, a hoax that circulated via email in mid-2001, which suggested that G.W. Bush had the lowest IQ of all US presidents. [19]
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Catharine Cox
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