2022-07-30 21:05:26
Ashkenazi IQ doesnt explain their overrepresentation but I dont think their IQ is as high as they claim (avg 108 to 115) anyway, for a number of reasons.
The claim originates from a few studies with bad sample sizes conducted by Jews themselves after 1960.
They consistently performed worse than Whites (especially North Euros) in studies before the 1960s, including immigrant IQ test and US military IQ tests.
Only post 1960 study with a good sample size was Backman 1972, which gave them avg IQ of just over 100.
Israel supposedly has avg IQ of 94, but country is 40% Ashkenazi (111 IQ), 40% Mizrahi (91 IQ), 20% Arab (87 IQ). So either Ashkenazi IQ is around 100 or Mizrahi & Arabs are much dumber than recorded.
Study by David & Lynn found that Ashkenazi only slightly outperform Mizrahi, and Israeli TIMSS and PISA scores are on par with European Balkans (avg IQ mid 90s).
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