• fonix232@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    Which is fucking pointless to point out because 80% falls into that 15 point deviation.

    If you want true average, a 5-6 point deviation is more useful. Especially given the vast difference between someone with an IQ of 86 and the IQ of 114 - former will be failing most of their classes whereas latter will be excelling in most (not accounting for other personality traits that affect scholarly results, of course).

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      No, ~68,3% fall into that deviation.

      Given that tests only approximate the real value and that there are errors and biases, being too exact wouldn’t serve you any function.

      But I think you are right that a deviation of 30 from under to upper limit of average IQ is pretty big.