State by state party correlation statistics

It’s a different sort of state-by-state comparison

September 26th, 2004 | Owen | |
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4 Responses to “State by state party correlation statistics”

And now that you’ve hopefully looked at this and gotten a laugh: It’s a hoax :-(

Owen - September 26th, 2004 at 8:14 pm

Yeah, I saw this months ago and found out it was a “hoax”… but, how hard can it be to make a real version? All you need are average state IQs and voting records. I figured the problem is that not enough people take IQ tests anymore to be able to create a state average… *shrug*

Teisha - September 26th, 2004 at 9:30 pm

Googling for links to the hoax, I see “this”:http://www.sq.4mg.com/stateIQ-income.htm
A site claiming more verifiable statistics that show politics and IQ don’t co-segregate, but income does. Not surprising, since these data were derived from SAT and ACT scores, and if you’re not worried about finding food or paying rent, it’s easier to study.

Paradoxdruid - September 26th, 2004 at 11:06 pm

In a fit of boredom last night, I went ahead and made my own chart using stats found on an education-related site.
Average Bush state IQ: 99.3
Average Gore state IQ: 100.9

Owen - September 27th, 2004 at 8:50 am

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