/sci/ - Science & Math

North-East Asian full scale IQ is 5 points higher than whites and about 2-3 points higher in areas of academic proficiency. They score the same in language aptitude, 5 points higher in mathematic proficiency, and 8-12 points higher in visuo-spatial reasoning (block design and object assembly).

American Ashkenazi Jews score about 10 points higher than whites in mathematics and language aptitude, but amount 6-9 points lower in visuo-spatial ability and average in inductive reasoning (Ravens Matrices, Figure Weights).

Blacks have a slight strength in mathematics and executive functions relative to their full scale IQ. When European admixture if controlled for in African Americans, their FS IQ drops from about 85 to 82.

Native Americans score about 10-15 points lower than whites with relative strengths in mathematics and visuo-spatial reasoning. Same cognitive profile as NE Asians.

Mathematical and language aptitude are obviously far more relevant to personal success than visuo-spatial ability.

In areas of creativity, as measured by openness to experience (positive correlation or about 20-30% to IQ and 40-60% to tests of creativity) and tests of divergent thinking Jews score the highest, then whites and Native Americans, then NE Asians, and blacks score the lowest.

NE Asians have a deficit of about 9 points in creativity and blacks at about 15-20 points.

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