tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post2182918439900524244..comments2024-03-14T09:50:44.315+00:00Comments on Psychological comments: Not tonight, cousinAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-39385778054645212992015-07-13T16:50:29.688+01:002015-07-13T16:50:29.688+01:00Many thanks. A good read. He has sussed out the li...Many thanks. A good read. He has sussed out the limitations of assessment factory reports.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-61412427779690032412015-07-13T12:55:00.421+01:002015-07-13T12:55:00.421+01:00Off topic: this morning's Telegraph carries so...Off topic: this morning's Telegraph carries some comments about psychological testing by John Timpson of the shoe-repair chain. I thought they might entertain you.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-33557723160487049942015-07-10T19:35:11.059+01:002015-07-10T19:35:11.059+01:00Is there any report on IQ effects or in convertibl...Is there any report on IQ effects or in convertible units?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-54416778077203021572015-07-10T09:23:52.379+01:002015-07-10T09:23:52.379+01:00Inbreeding measured by the f coefficient from Sewa...Inbreeding measured by the f coefficient from Sewall Wright, and f values given in the paper and mentioned in my summary. This is for a hypothetical gene. Don't know about the specific issue of maternal cousins.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-15100636638075835332015-07-10T00:30:02.674+01:002015-07-10T00:30:02.674+01:00Do any of these studies establish the degree (firs...Do any of these studies establish the degree (first, second, and so on) of cousins where these risks are elevated? I read somewhere maternal cousins are more of a health risk. Is that true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-30445274000415713152015-07-09T12:58:38.953+01:002015-07-09T12:58:38.953+01:00Endogamy have a greater evolutionary approach = fo...Endogamy have a greater evolutionary approach = found new human varieties.<br /><br />I think generally poor (and less smart) and rural people who are more prone to engage in endogamic patterns. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-44189141572119527922015-07-09T02:29:59.936+01:002015-07-09T02:29:59.936+01:00"(Perhaps, late in life, I could get a job as..."(Perhaps, late in life, I could get a job as a translator of scientific papers)."<br /><br />Yes, very handy.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-21167398653749857172015-07-08T19:22:42.110+01:002015-07-08T19:22:42.110+01:00"traits of public health importance" amu..."traits of public health importance" amused me, since they report on a job lot of traits the importance of which is contentious. Still, those who flog statins, anti-hypertensives, and metformin, will be happy. Put otherwise, that figure seems to me to suggest that a dozen much fussed about measurements may scarcely matter at all.<br /><br />deariemenoreply@blogger.com