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Title: Suppose that a team or researchers analyzes the heritability of SAT scores and a Post by: CSDCUO on Apr 7, 2014 Suppose that a team or researchers analyzes the heritability of SAT scores and assigns a heritability of 0.75 for this skill. The team also determines that a certain ethnic group has a heritability value that is 0.12 lower when compared to that of other ethnic groups. The group draws the conclusion that there must be a genetic explanation for the differences in scores. Why is this an invalid conclusion?
Title: Re: Suppose that a team or researchers analyzes the heritability of SAT scores and a Post by: bolbol on Oct 22, 2020 Comparing the heritability between different ethnic groups would be similar to comparing the heritability of the color red in apples and oranges. Heritability is measured as the percent a trait can be explained by genes within a given population. Heritability of the color red would certainly be different than heritability of the color orange because they are a different population, meaning it would be pointless to compare their heritability.
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