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The concept of intelligence quotient is subjects score divided by average score of people subjects age. This is a pretty ridiculous metric, and anyone can see
by Dilpil 18y ago
The concept of intelligence quotient is subjects score divided by average score of people subjects age. This is a pretty ridiculous metric, and anyone can see that the younger you are the better chance you have of scoring a genius IQ.
- tokenadult 18y agoCurrent IQ test scoring is always done on the basis of standard deviation scores for the comparison population. That is because, as you correctly point out, child IQ scores lead to nonsense results if they are taken to be ratios of one "mental age" to another "mental age."