When it was first published in 1994, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murrays bestselling book The Bell Curve set off a firestorm of controversy about the relationships between genetics, IQ, and
various social outcomes. Much of the reaction was polemical and based on whether readers agreed with the conclusions about welfare dependency, crime, and differences in earnings. But how valid
are the statistical arguments that underlie the books conclusions? In Intelligence, Genes, and Success, a group of respected social scientists and statisticians present a scientific response to
The Bell Curve. XXXXXX NEUER TEXT When it was first published in 1994, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murrays bestselling book The Bell Curve set off a firestorm of controversy about the
relationships between genetics, IQ, and various social outcomes. Much of the reaction was polemical and based on whether readers agreed with the conclusions about welfare dependency, crime, and
differences in earnings. But how valid are the statistical arguments that underlie the books conclusions? In Intelligence, Genes, and Success, a group of respected social scientists and
statisticians present a scientific response to The Bell Curve.
