MatthewW comments on Statistical Prediction Rules Out-Perform Expert Human Judgments - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MatthewW 27 July 2011 08:06:33PM 3 points [-]

Well, I'm in the UK, and there's no law against using IQ-style tests for job applicants here. Is that really the case in the US? (I assume the "You're a terrorist" bit was hyperbole.)

Employers here still often ask for apparently-irrelevant degrees. But admission to university here isn't noticeably based on 'generic' tests like the SAT; it's mostly done on the grades from subject-specific exams. So I doubt employers are treating the degrees as a proxy for SAT-style testing.