SpaceFox:3@lemmy.ml to Ask Me Anything@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoI have below average IQ, AMAmessage-squaremessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1131file-text
arrow-up1131message-squareI have below average IQ, AMASpaceFox:3@lemmy.ml to Ask Me Anything@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square163fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up17·23 hours agoA gentle reminder that about half the population has their IQ below the average (“about” because average≠median, yes, nerds, I know) Having it below 100 is nothing to worry about, just like having anything below average is.
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 minutes ago average≠median Intelligence is thought to have a normal distribution, in which case the mean, median, and mode are all equal. Also “average” can technically refer to any measure of central tendency.
minus-squareSpaceFox:3@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 hours agoI found this thing earlier that says that the average IQ in America (where I’m from) is 98. https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/average-iq-in-usa-1710768833-1
minus-squareUmbrias@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoit is set at a median of 100 regularly, and is not actually a good measure of anything remotely useful. its use in social sciences is extremely problematic. dont worry about some number, just be.
A gentle reminder that about half the population has their IQ below the average (“about” because average≠median, yes, nerds, I know)
Having it below 100 is nothing to worry about, just like having anything below average is.
Intelligence is thought to have a normal distribution, in which case the mean, median, and mode are all equal.
Also “average” can technically refer to any measure of central tendency.
I found this thing earlier that says that the average IQ in America (where I’m from) is 98.
https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/average-iq-in-usa-1710768833-1
it is set at a median of 100 regularly, and is not actually a good measure of anything remotely useful. its use in social sciences is extremely problematic. dont worry about some number, just be.