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It doesn't necessarily 'seek to measure' anything; it is naturally emanating. And the lede as it is reflects that very well. [[User:Altmark22|Altmark22]] ([[User talk:Altmark22|talk]]) | It doesn't necessarily 'seek to measure' anything; it is naturally emanating. And the lede as it is reflects that very well. [[User:Altmark22|Altmark22]] ([[User talk:Altmark22|talk]]) | ||
: A measure may be imperfect and confounded, but "seeks" covers that, implying some difficulties or limitations are involved. | : A measure may be imperfect and confounded, but "seeks" covers that, implying some difficulties or limitations are involved. Of course g 'seeks to measure' something, namely general intelligence (rather than specialized intelligence). Hence it is called that way. My hunch is that for the majority of readers the most interesting information is the difference between specialized and general intelligence with g seeking to measure only the latter (even if it does so imperfectly), and with IQ (sub)tests being more confounded by the former. [[User:Bibipi|Bibipi]] ([[User talk:Bibipi|talk]]) 05:40, 22 April 2021 (UTC) | ||
Of course g 'seeks to measure' something, namely general intelligence (rather than specialized intelligence). Hence it is called that way. | |||
My hunch is that for the majority of readers the most interesting information is the difference between specialized and general intelligence with g seeking to measure only the latter (even if it does so imperfectly), and with IQ (sub)tests being more confounded by the former. [[User:Bibipi|Bibipi]] ([[User talk:Bibipi|talk]]) 05:40, 22 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
== Norming == | == Norming == | ||