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The Economist was conned!  In the interest of full disclosure I post the following from the latest edition of The Economist:


 


Clueless in St James's


Last week we published a list that purported to show the IQs of states voting for George Bush and Al Gore in 2000. Alas, we were the victim of a hoax: no such data exists. By way of apology, here are two very crude ratings of states' intelligence—and how they voted.


Bush (B)    Gore (G)


Population Holding Bachelor's Degree Or Above


1.  Maryland (G)               37.6


2.  Colorado (B)                35.7


3.  Virginia (B)                  34.6


4.  Massachusetts (G)       34.3 


5.  Connecticut (G)            32.6


6.  New Jersey (G)             31.4


......


45.  Idaho (B)


      Mississippi (B)


47.  Oklahoma (B)


48.  Wyoming (B)


49.  Arkansas (B)


50.  West Virginia (B)


 


Bush (B)    Gore (G)


Mathematics Scores for14-15 year olds


1.  Minnesota


2.  Massachusetts


     North Dakota


4.  Montana 


     New Hampshire 


 



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