Effects of Heredity and Environment on IQ In studying the effects of heredity and environment on intelligence,

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Effects of Heredity and Environment on IQ In studying the effects of heredity and environment on intelligence, it has been helpful to analyze the IQs of identical twins who were separated soon after birth. Identical twins share identical genes inherited from the same fertilized egg. By studying identical twins raised apart, we can eliminate the variable of heredity and better isolate the effects of the environment. The accompanying table shows the IQs of pairs of identical twins (older twins are x) raised apart (based on data from “IQs of Identical Twins Reared Apart,” by Arthur Jensen, Behavioral Genetics). The sample data are typical of those obtained from other studies.

a. Find the mean and standard deviation of the sample of older twins.

b. Find the mean and standard deviation of the sample of younger twins.

c. Based on the results from parts

(a) and (b), does there appear to be a difference between the means of the two populations? In exploring the relationship between IQs of twins, is such a comparison of the two sample means the best approach?

Why or why not?

d. Combine all of the sample IQ scores, then use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the mean IQ score of twins reared apart is different from the mean IQ of 100.

e. Is there a relationship between IQs of twins who were separated soon after birth?

What method did you use? Write a summary statement about the effect of heredity and environment on intelligence, and note that your conclusions will be based on this relatively small sample of 12 pairs of identical twins.

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780201775709

9th Edition

Authors: Mario F. Triola

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