Perry Preschool program is the archetypal example of the 'rule of one' in social science: a small-sample intervention (40 kids control, 40 experimental) showing positive effects, widely cited despite hundreds of other preschool interventions showing no effect, because it supports the desired conclusion.

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Speaker

Charles Murray

Evidence Quote

you have poor little perry preschool with a control group of 40 kids...the one that everybody cites

Source

The Black-White IQ Gap: Charles Murray VS James Flynn (2006 Debate)Aporia Podcast
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:37:20 AM

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