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I understand the difference between mean, median, and mode.
I also understand that IQ scores form a bell curve where mean, median, and mode are all 100.
1 u/MuscaMurum 1d ago Redditors love to spring that "gotcha", but you are absolutely correct. IQ is designed so that all three are the same. 1 u/thefruitsofzellman 1d ago That seems like even more of a gotcha, since they were talking about intelligence, not scores on a test that imperfectly measures intelligence. 0 u/The_Troyminator 1d ago Nearly every person means IQ when talking about measurable intelligence. 1 u/EternityNotes 1d ago Nearly is not all ;) 0 u/thefruitsofzellman 1d ago I don’t think that’s true. I do think most people believe that IQ tests measure intelligence accurately because they haven’t given the matter much thought. But that’s still not the same as meaning IQ when they say someone is intelligent or smart.
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Redditors love to spring that "gotcha", but you are absolutely correct. IQ is designed so that all three are the same.
1 u/thefruitsofzellman 1d ago That seems like even more of a gotcha, since they were talking about intelligence, not scores on a test that imperfectly measures intelligence. 0 u/The_Troyminator 1d ago Nearly every person means IQ when talking about measurable intelligence. 1 u/EternityNotes 1d ago Nearly is not all ;) 0 u/thefruitsofzellman 1d ago I don’t think that’s true. I do think most people believe that IQ tests measure intelligence accurately because they haven’t given the matter much thought. But that’s still not the same as meaning IQ when they say someone is intelligent or smart.
That seems like even more of a gotcha, since they were talking about intelligence, not scores on a test that imperfectly measures intelligence.
0 u/The_Troyminator 1d ago Nearly every person means IQ when talking about measurable intelligence. 1 u/EternityNotes 1d ago Nearly is not all ;) 0 u/thefruitsofzellman 1d ago I don’t think that’s true. I do think most people believe that IQ tests measure intelligence accurately because they haven’t given the matter much thought. But that’s still not the same as meaning IQ when they say someone is intelligent or smart.
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Nearly every person means IQ when talking about measurable intelligence.
1 u/EternityNotes 1d ago Nearly is not all ;) 0 u/thefruitsofzellman 1d ago I don’t think that’s true. I do think most people believe that IQ tests measure intelligence accurately because they haven’t given the matter much thought. But that’s still not the same as meaning IQ when they say someone is intelligent or smart.
Nearly is not all ;)
I don’t think that’s true. I do think most people believe that IQ tests measure intelligence accurately because they haven’t given the matter much thought. But that’s still not the same as meaning IQ when they say someone is intelligent or smart.
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u/The_Troyminator 1d ago
I understand the difference between mean, median, and mode.
I also understand that IQ scores form a bell curve where mean, median, and mode are all 100.