Testosterone vs IQ correlation

Testosterone vs IQ Sample from 15,43 from The Nat. Long. Study of Adolescen... Linear Fit (R²=0.19) Testosterone (Total, [ng/dl) IQ 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

A scatter plot titled “Testosterone vs IQ” shows a downward-sloping linear fit, suggesting a weak negative correlation between testosterone and intelligence. A muscular gray-haired man is overlaid on the chart, while a red circle highlights a tiny outlying mark on the right. The joke treats the questionable correlation as proof that high testosterone comes with low IQ, making it useful as an absurd reaction to pseudoscientific claims. EN: A scatter plot titled “Testosterone vs IQ” shows a downward-sloping linear fit, suggesting a weak negative correlation between testosterone and intelligence. A muscular gray-haired man is overlaid on the chart, while a red circle highlights a tiny outlying mark on the right. The joke treats the questionable correlation as proof that high testosterone comes with low IQ, making it useful as an absurd reaction to pseudoscientific claims.

• @ithueti / 16621 2025-08-15