One thing concerns me.… How the hell does IQ drop 20 points over four years without my having a concussion or stroke or something?
IQ tests aren’t all the same and can be a case of apples and oranges. I doubt you’re comparing your iqtest.dk score to a previous iqtest.dk score 4 years ago, are you?
No, that’s why I’m not freaking out. But I was a bit concerned over having different percentile not numerical scores. I figured they varied; but I wouldn’t have thought by THAT much. Can the “average IQ” statistic on these surveys even be at all meaningful then?
Anyway, I thought about it some more and decided I don’t care anyway. If I know I’m some degree of… smartish… I need not dwell on exactly what degree. It shouldn’t affect the things I want to learn and do.
Can the “average IQ” statistic on these surveys even be at all meaningful then?
You can compare oranges to oranges, but if you want to compare LW oranges to the general population’s citrus fruits, you’re going to need to do some work.
IQ tests aren’t all the same and can be a case of apples and oranges. I doubt you’re comparing your iqtest.dk score to a previous iqtest.dk score 4 years ago, are you?
No, that’s why I’m not freaking out. But I was a bit concerned over having different percentile not numerical scores. I figured they varied; but I wouldn’t have thought by THAT much. Can the “average IQ” statistic on these surveys even be at all meaningful then?
Anyway, I thought about it some more and decided I don’t care anyway. If I know I’m some degree of… smartish… I need not dwell on exactly what degree. It shouldn’t affect the things I want to learn and do.
You can compare oranges to oranges, but if you want to compare LW oranges to the general population’s citrus fruits, you’re going to need to do some work.