▲ | jprete a year ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The GP is saying that IQ tests are deliberately calibrated and normalized to produce a Gaussian output, and that the input is not necessarily a Gaussian distribution of any particular quantity. This doesn't say anything in particular about whether it's useful, just that people should be careful interpreting the values directly. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | lokar a year ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Exactly. This is a criticism of the article where it says that HR has a good reason for assuming employee performance would be Gaussian, since IQ is Gaussian. IQ is defined a being Gaussian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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