Religious belief and intelligence: Worldwide evidence |
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Authors: | Francisco Cribari-Neto Tatiene C. Souza |
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Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Cidade Universitária, Recife/PE 50740-540, Brazil;2. Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa/PB 58051-900, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Is there a positive impact of intelligence on religious disbelief after we account for the fact that both average intelligence and religious disbelief tend to be higher in more developed countries? We carry out four beta regression analyses and conclude that the answer is yes. We also compute impact curves that show how the effect of intelligence on atheism changes with average intelligence quotients. The impact is stronger at lower intelligence levels, peaks somewhere between 100 and 110, and then weakens. Bootstrap standard errors for our point estimates and bootstrap confidence intervals are also computed. |
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Keywords: | Atheism Beta regression model Intelligence Religion |
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