Applying the reasoning of "scientific" racists, such as Arthur Jensen, to "IQ" test data, one could conclude that
a. Southern whites, having lower "IQ" scores, are racially inferior to Northern blacks, having higher "IQ" scores.
b. Southern white children, having lower "IQ" scores, are racially inferior to Northern white children, having higher "IQ" scores.
c. "IQ" test scores are an 18th century invention to confuse educators.
d. a and b above.
d
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a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval/ratio
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