Re: Ability to Predict a Players Skill based on Intelligence.
I think that if your study was conducted on a wider range of people, you might even find a stronger correlation, but the fact that a correlation exists may make the SAT worthwhile. The WAIS is taken by many fewer people in the US than the SAT. So using SAT as a predictor of potential poker ability may be worthwhile.
For example, maybe we could say that:
If you made less than a 900 on the SAT, it will be difficult to become a winning poker player.
If you made more than a 1500 on the SAT, it might be wise to find some other field that would be more profitable than poker, even though you have the potential to become a strong player.
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