JQPublic1
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The results of IQ studies by race usually come from relatively small samplings. From that, a broad assumption is made about an entire segment of a population. Publicizing that data has hampered the efforts of some bright prospects to be all they can be in our society when employers associate the dismal findings of those studies with a certain group.Is it reasonable to believe that there are statistical differences in racial populations. For example, the Asian people of Japan are most likely shorter on average than Caucasian Americans on average. That being said, people usually don't take offense about differences in how tall people are. However, it is taboo to even suggest that there may be stastically differences in other attributes in racial populations. People are afraid to even suggest that one race may have a statistical advantage over another race when that attribute might be used to suggest that one race is superior to another. People don't want to be branded as racist for good reason.
Is it wrong to even study attributes such as IQ ,athletic ability, or other such attributes with regards to racial populations? Is math/statistics racist?
Racial stigmitization can occur when those doing the sampling have an agenda. And I suspect that is often the case. And those who consult those results to make decisions in hiring or. other social functions rarely consider that such studies tell you NOTHING about the person applying for a position. Some employers have thrown résumés of
Black applicants in the wastebasket without review juat based on the stastics of some study....not knowing if that Black applicant could be the brightest and best candidate of all.