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> Which makes sense, considering that questions for IQ tests are created by people with close to average intelligence. This isn’t true. Designing, testing ques
by barry-cotter 8y ago
> Which makes sense, considering that questions for IQ tests are created by people with close to average intelligence.
This isn’t true. Designing, testing questions and norming a new IQ test or updating an existing one is very expensive. At minimum you’ll need a Master’s in Psychology, Psychology or Psychometrics to get those jobs. Look at the Educational Testing Service.
https://www.ets.org/research/internship-fellowship?WT.ac=research_36065_internship_161116 https://www.ets.org/research/internship-fellowship?WT.ac=res...
> The Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship Program >
This program seeks graduate students who have completed their doctoral coursework and are at the dissertation stage of their program, working on a dissertation related to statistics, psychometrics, educational/psychological measurement or quantitative methods. Selected Fellows study at their universities during the academic year and conduct a research project under the supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with an ETS researcher or psychometrician. Selected Fellows are required to participate in the ETS Summer Internship Program.
- pps43 8y agoHere's somebody with intelligence clearly above average making the same point: https://blog.tanyakhovanova.com/2008/12/my-iq/ https://blog.tanyakhovanova.com/2008/12/my-iq/