Popular reception?[edit]

What seems to be missing from the discussion is how well did The Bell Curve sell? A discussion of how many copies were sold, how many reprints were made, and critics’ assessment of the reason’s behind the book’s commercial success or lack of it are certainly worthwhile. Luokehao, 13 December 2020, 08:09 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.221.166.49 (talk)

Please add 'disambiguate'[edit]

This is also the colloquial term for a mathematical topic/formula in probability. Please add a disambiguate page. James (talk) 15:46, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This book synopsis relies on a single source.[edit]

Of course the synopsis of a book always relies on one source. Why warn readers about that ? It is silly. 142.189.246.116 (talk) 17:38, 2 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

What assumptions does the book actually make?[edit]

According to Gould, the book authors assume that intelligence must be:

  1. reducible to a single number
  2. capable of rank ordering people in a linear order
  3. primarily genetically based
  4. essentially immutable

But author Charles Murray said he made no such assumptions

Should we leave it at that? Or can we quote the passages which Gould claims indicate such assumptions?

And on the other hand, are there any passages in the book which refute Gould's claim? --Uncle Ed (talk) 14:48, 24 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's not our role to do original analysis of the text, nor to second-guess reviews by reliable sources. We simply report the verifiable facts, giving competing views due weight. Generalrelative (talk) 14:59, 24 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]