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IQ doesn't define anything. It just gives you an outlook, it tells you your potential at being intelligent. It doesn't define your ability. ---------------------------------------------------------
My response to the question is not an answer at all, but a clarifying question. Ability at what? Maybe, this question confuses ability with achievement.
IQ tests are formal (usually written) personal assessments useful in quantifying the collective capacities of an individual person in comparison to others of his/her class and relative to those specific capacities of proven successful achievers in that class. Of course, what exactly constitutes intelligence has always been controversial. Tests administered to children are useful in predicting performance in academic endeavors. Those administered by the military or a prospective employer are designed for adults and appropriately predict ranking in settings profoundly different from k-12. But they are all generally effective within their respective contexts. The problem with this question is that the word "ability" is used ambiguously. IQ test scores imply various abilities but do not attempt to quantify any in particular. They are a survey of various capacities that are known to predict general achievement in that class. Since the question seems to be about determining comprehensive intellectual capacity independent of any context, it is absurd to the nature of accredited intelligence testing. Absurd questions are, by nature, unanswerable. If you substitute "potential" for ability, the answer is no, because we're talking about human beings. The score cannot actually impose, or even imply, an absolute limit to a person's achievement. That simply isn't the function of any legitimate IQ test. To be fair to the questioner, IQ scores do imply relative intellectual horsepower but the scores do have a shelf life and therefore cannot frame the limits of a person's lifetime achievement.
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∙ 15y agoOver 140 - Genius or near genius 120 - 140 - Very superior intelligence 110 - 119 - Superior intelligence90 - 109 - Normal or average intelligence 80 - 89 - Dullness 70 - 79 - Borderline deficiency Under 70 - Definite feeble-mindedness
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∙ 9y agoIQ is an acronym that stands for 'intelligence quotient'. It is generally used to determine how smart a person is.
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∙ 13y agoIQ is defined as the fraction: Mental age/Natural age, multiplied by 100.
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What do different IQ scores mean?
Different IQ scores are always different. If its lower the 70 you are mentally challenged. 100 is average.
IQ scores are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15 If a certain statistician has an IQ of 140 what percent of the population has an IQ less than she does?
99.6% for
IQ scores are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15 if a certain statistician has an IQ of 140 what percent of the population has an IQ less than he does?
About 98% of the population.
Are there racial differences in IQ scores?
No the IQ test is racially blind. It scores you purely on intelligence and nothing more.
What do IQ scores correlate with?
Today's IQ scores are really an indicator of how well one will do in Westernized educational systems.
What percent of the population has IQ scores between 70 and 130?
About 95% of the population has IQ scores between 70 and 130. This is the average range on a standard IQ test.
z scores?
If a random variable X has a normal distribution with mean m and standard error s, then the z-score corresponding to the value X = x is (x - m)/s.
Can you convert MAT scores to IQ scores?
If you are able to determine the IQ of a cross section of people (through an IQ test) who have taken the MAT, you can develop a cross relation between MAT scores and IQ. Assuming that the relationship is almost linear (or an invert - if you consider people like me, who don't do well in tests!) you can predict the IQ of people on the basis of their MAT scores. Though the results may not be as accurate as a discrete IQ test, the indicators should be sufficient to determine probable IQ. Hope this helps
Are IQ scores ordinal or interval?
They are interval.
What does an IQ score of 150 mean?
IQ stands for intelligence quotent. It is said to measure a persons intelligence. An IQ score of 150 is said to be genius level. Less than 1 percent of IQ scores fall into the 145 to 159 range.
Do SAT scores generally represent your GPA?
No, and it also fails to correlate with IQ scores.
What are normal IQ scores for children?
Normal IQ scores for children typically fall between 90 and 110. Scores above 130 are considered superior, while scores below 70 are indicative of intellectual disability. It's important to consider other factors when interpreting IQ scores, such as a child's age and individual strengths and weaknesses.
