tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post4378177174939226300..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Cousin MarriageAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40065461230639749772020-09-23T19:46:47.788-04:002020-09-23T19:46:47.788-04:00I imagine if it goes on long enough, nearly everyo...I imagine if it goes on long enough, nearly everyone available is genetically equivalent to a third cousin, even if they technically aren't.<br /><br />Thompson points out in the case of some groups, simply going over to another jati might yield a 36-point IQ increase. Seems impossible.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40695702844234906622020-09-23T18:11:30.506-04:002020-09-23T18:11:30.506-04:00Ah. I followed the link at the top of the page, w...Ah. I followed the link at the top of the page, where he shows their plots. Nope, not outliers.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-28880685023612468542020-09-23T18:06:59.605-04:002020-09-23T18:06:59.605-04:00If the parent generation of the 1st cousin marriag...If the parent generation of the 1st cousin marriages is also from 1st cousin marriages, and shares the low iq, do they have low-iq children because they are inbred, or are they inbred because they're low-iq with poor prospects outside the family?<br /><br />The statistics aren't great, but the double first cousin numbers sound like there was a really low outlier in there. That'd drag down the average and up the rms. And maybe double firsts have higher rates of those rare outliers.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-79768852798228037562020-09-23T13:04:03.941-04:002020-09-23T13:04:03.941-04:00I suspect that cousin marriage is more likely in s...I suspect that cousin marriage is more likely in small groups where there are very few non-cousinsSam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-75996809720290878152020-09-22T19:01:49.191-04:002020-09-22T19:01:49.191-04:00Focus on the 4th and 5th paragraphs. I don't ...Focus on the 4th and 5th paragraphs. I don't think his is talking about parent vs child but averages from the same generation with different parental relationships.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-20358663366395608492020-09-22T18:56:28.835-04:002020-09-22T18:56:28.835-04:00james, it was tough to find because the text seeme...james, it was tough to find because the text seemed to focus on standard deviation but I think it was in the first table. Average IQ for offspring of first cousin marriages dropped to about 70 from 86 if I read it right. The text didn't explain it explicitly.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40927452335290557232020-09-22T09:19:45.889-04:002020-09-22T09:19:45.889-04:00I skimmed it, and didn't see where the informa...I skimmed it, and didn't see where the information about the parent generation came in. Maybe causality works the other direction as well for 1st cousin marriage? If you aren't a prize, you're stuck with cousins...jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com