this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2025
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Man i hate confirming these kinds of biases. I wish this plot werent true, but it makes so much sense.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I wish this plot werent true

That's an easy wish! Last time I saw this plot people were saying that this kind of data doesn't even exist in the mentioned source (that and IQ is kind of bogus, but y'know)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Well, it's also important to note that the variability is high so the prediction for a single individual won't be of much use

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The R^2 is trash, this is just a very squished cloud

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

It's Add Health, so it's not even the R2 that's the problem but the fact it's probably got a ton of covariates not included in the model. Lots of contextual variables not in that set drive me nuts, although I'm not even sure if 5th wave exists or has testosterone data lol (haven't used it in years)