MattRivers comments on [SEQ RERUN] Why Are Individual IQ Differences OK? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 10 October 2011 05:33:02PM 6 points [-]

These are groupings for which people have absolutely no control. It is unfair that top group B people need to systematically overcome this prior.

People don't have control over their IQ either.

Comment author: MattRivers 10 October 2011 10:22:48PM *  1 point [-]

Good point (acknowledging wedrifid's caveat) but one could argue IQ is often directly relevant to job performance, whereas race is not ("discriminating" based on ability-to-do-the-job is probably ok, even if mostly genetic).

It seems that using factors that cause good/bad job performance is normal hiring procedure whereas using factors that only correlate with good/bad job performance is statistical discrimination (thx for the link Emile)

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 11 October 2011 02:43:18AM 5 points [-]

It seems that using factors that cause good/bad job performance is normal hiring procedure whereas using factors that only correlate with good/bad job performance is statistical discrimination (thx for the link Emile)

So using things like test scores, impressions from interviews, etc., is statistical discrimination?

Comment author: MattRivers 11 October 2011 06:30:00AM *  0 points [-]

It seems that using factors that cause good/bad job performance is normal hiring procedure whereas using factors that only correlate with good/bad job performance is statistical discrimination

So using things like test scores, impressions from interviews, etc., is statistical discrimination?

hmmm. Yes that statement is probably not correct. I guess your examples are observations that correlate with factors that cause good/bad job performance. Why is it more acceptable? Maybe because the link is much clearer/ correlation is much stronger?

Comment author: Hyena 15 October 2011 01:07:37AM 1 point [-]

Because you've drilled as far as you can before making a determination.