Posted on 03/06/2009 6:28:36 AM PST by yankeedame
By Morelli
CalTech grad student named Virgil Griffith has conducted an interesting (albeit somewhat unscientific) study relating music preferences with SAT scores. While SAT scores are criticized for not accurately determining intelligence, the results show that the “smartest” students’ favorite musician is Beethoven, with an average SAT score of 1371, and at the other end of the spectrum is Lil’ Wayne, with an average score of 889.
Other bands at the top of the scale are Counting Crows, Radiohead, and Sufjan Stevens. Check out the full image of the results after the jump:
Surprisingly, no style of music stands out above the rest, but rather most bands fit within the 1000 to 1150 score range. Another question is whether music can be legitimately associated with smarts.
Does intelligence choose the band? Or does music define how smart we become? Where do your favorite bands appear? Do you think that music can make you dumb?
And no sign of The Who, either.
Needs more cowbell.
“(but then again my eyes are older than my mental age”
Remind me not to send you into the night, searching for newts.
No Who.
You’re right!
Sheesh, these kids these days...
what? no britney?
:)
That was my first question, too.
There’s no rhyme or reason to this. Beethoven at the very top, classical as a genre midpack, Coldplay at the very top, Green Day at the very bottom. Of course, simplistic, kneejerk anti-Americans like Green Day deserve to be at the bottom. Then again, Ludacris, lol, is in the top quarter. So much for thoughfulness.
I’m tempted to say that people of intelligence seek out interesting and intelligent music, rather than being content to follow the crowd, but honestly, this is meaningless.
The Kids Aren't Alright
bttt
bttt
And anybody from American Idolatry would pull anyone’s IQ at least 10 points down.
; )
Maybe, it means you are a degenerate genius? :)
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
Loved them guys!
Still listen to them now and then.
Have at least 4 of their lp’s.
Death Cab For Cutie.
You’ll dance to anything.
Correlation vs. causation.
There's a fairly strong correlation between SAT scores and ethnic identity. If a certain ethnic group is more closely identified with a particular kind of music (i.e., jazz or Beethoven), you would expect to see that reflected in the chart above.
It’s been quite awhile but I once listened to Black Oak Arkansas. Anyone remember them?
I wonder if I ever recovered.
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