Steven Jay Gould: "Mismeasure by Any Measure"
1. Why does Gould think the BC was so popular?

2. What 2 different but sequential arguments does Gould see under the BC?

3. What 3 examples of disingenuousness irritates GOULD in the BC?
 

4. What angered Gould the most about the BC?
 

5. Explain the statistical violation committed by H&M.
 

Leo Kamin: "Lies, Dammed Lies, and Statistics"
1. One of Kamin's central criticisms of the BC is that much of the key data cited in the book is either distorted or of poor quality. Illustrate his point with H&M's use of data comparing African IQ with African-American IQ.

2. Cite another example of the data distortion and obfuscation engaged in my H&M.

3. What other 2 racist books is the Bell Curve best linked with? Give an example of evidence used by Kamin to classify these books as "racist"?
 

Charles Lane: "Tainted Sources"
1. Why are the sources of the Bell Curve particularly important?

2. Be able to identify and evaluate the following sources and influences on The Bell Curve: Mankind Quarterly, Robert Gayre, Roger Pearson The Pioneer Fund, Richard Lynn, Arthur Jensen