res@ihuxn.UUCP (Rich Strebendt) (10/02/84)
... and, as the famous native of Oklahoma, Will Rogers, once said: "When an Okie moves to California he raises the IQ of BOTH places" Rich Strebendt ...!ihnp4!ihuxn!res
lutton@inmet.UUCP (10/04/84)
<> I've mailed a note to the person who asked about IQ statistics, but in case anyone is interested, here is some info. IQ tries to measure linearly something that is multi-dimensional. It's all pretty silly, but its use continues for lack of anything better. Binet's original tests were to be used for placing little kids in the proper classes. IQ = mental age / chronological age. People don't get smarter after age 16 so chronological age for adults is set to 16. Lots of people are tested, and mental age is set so that IQ equals 100 for the mean. IQ follows a normal distribution, so 100 is also median and mode. Standard deviation is 16 IQ points. One person in 10,000 has an IQ of 164 or better -- 4 standard deviations from mean. I guess that means one in 10,000 has 36 or worse. If you take multiple IQ tests the results will vary over a wide range. If you take enough, you will score 138 or better sooner or later. Then you can join Mensa.
lutton@inmet.UUCP (10/05/84)
<> P.S. Every time an idiot dies your IQ goes down.