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This page is a list of common HBD definitions and acronyms
This page is a list of common HBD definitions and acronyms


== B ==
== A ==
;'''BWIG''' : Black White IQ Gap, the difference in the median IQs of white and black populations
;[[Anti-hereditarian bias]] : Race and IQ research and other topics are highly taboo.


== C ==
== C ==
;'''CWT''' : Cold Winters Theory, the hypothesis that IQ is selected by the low winter temperatures, based on their negative correlation.
;[[Cold Winters Theory]] : Theory which explains why whites evolved a higher IQ than Africans.
== G ==
;'''GSS''' : The General Social Survey, a national social survey on the demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal trends of adults in the United States
;'''GWAS''' : Genome-wide Association Study, the study of a sample population's genomes to identify the genetic variants associated with a trait or disease.


== M ==
== D ==
;'''MENA''' : Middle East and North Africa
;[[Dysgenics]] : Evolutionary pressure is currently dysgenic on many traits due to low or negative selection pressures.
;'''ML''' : Mutational Load, the build up of deleterious mutations in a population not removed by natural selection.


== O ==
;'''OOA''' : Out of Africa Theory, posits a single, recent origin of modern Homo sapiens out of Africa, following Homo erectus and Homo Neanderthalensis.


== P ==
== H ==
;p-value : The probability of obtaining a result, given a true null hypothesis/zero correlation.
;[[Heritability]] : Twin studies and other research shows the heritability of traits tends to be high.
 
== I ==
;[[Intelligence]] : Intelligence is measured by IQ.
 
== R ==
== R ==
;r : In stats, the correlation coefficient ranging from -1 to 1, where 0 means no linear correlation.
;[[Race]] : A categorization of humans based on phenotype or ancestry, often corroborated with genetic clustering.
;$$r^2$$ : "R squared": In stats, the coefficient of determination, i.e. the proportion of variance in the dependent variable that can be explained by the independent variable. "How well the data fits the model"
;Race : A categorization of humans based on phenotype or ancestry, often corroborated with genetic clustering.
;[[Race and intelligence]] : Human races differ in intelligence due to genetic differences.
;[[Race and intelligence]] : Human races differ in intelligence due to genetic differences.


== S ==
== S ==
;Sex : In humans, the trait responsible for the divergence of the species into male or female gamete producers.
;[[Sex]]: In humans, the trait responsible for the divergence of the species into male or female gamete producers.
;'''SNP''' : Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, the occurrence of a swapped nucleotide at a single point of the genome, in at least 1% of the population
;[[Sex and intelligence]] : There are sex differences in human intelligence.
;'''SNV''' : Single Nucleotide Variant, the occurrence of a swapped nucleotide at a single point of the genome, in < 1% of the population
;[[Smart Fraction Theory]] : The smart fraction of a nation predicts its economic prosperity.

Revision as of 22:17, 23 January 2024

This page is a list of common HBD definitions and acronyms

A

Anti-hereditarian bias
Race and IQ research and other topics are highly taboo.

C

Cold Winters Theory
Theory which explains why whites evolved a higher IQ than Africans.

D

Dysgenics
Evolutionary pressure is currently dysgenic on many traits due to low or negative selection pressures.


H

Heritability
Twin studies and other research shows the heritability of traits tends to be high.

I

Intelligence
Intelligence is measured by IQ.

R

Race
A categorization of humans based on phenotype or ancestry, often corroborated with genetic clustering.
Race and intelligence
Human races differ in intelligence due to genetic differences.

S

Sex
In humans, the trait responsible for the divergence of the species into male or female gamete producers.
Sex and intelligence
There are sex differences in human intelligence.
Smart Fraction Theory
The smart fraction of a nation predicts its economic prosperity.
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