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"But you claimed the scores are based on what you're exposed to rather than your potential. If they don't change over time then that's a strong counter to your

"But you claimed the scores are based on what you're exposed to rather than your potential. If they don't change over time then that's a strong counter to your argument." As I mentioned in another comment, I was rude because I was tired of explaining why it was pointless, but I did address that it's possible to teach better IQ scores by focusing on how to pass the tests. "It's a series, not a set. 11 is not 'equally' correct" http://i.word.com/idictionary/series http://i.word.com/idictionary/series "a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession" Depending on your definition, there's no requirement on a series to contain the complete list of elements, so long as they are in the correct order.

Dylan16807 12y ago
Yep that's a definition. I'm not sure why you quoted it? You can make all kinds of arguments to remove any number, but which one leaves a sequence with minimal kolmogorov complexity? Which one leaves a sequence where you can predict the next number?
- ZenoArrow 12y ago
  "Which one leaves a sequence where you can predict the next number?" Who said you had to predict the next number? If the question asked "Fill in the next number in this sequence" then I'd agree with you, but instead it asked which number didn't belong.
  - Dylan16807 12y ago
    It's a heuristic. If you can't explain the series then you lose a lot of points in arguing that you interpreted it correctly. Remember, the question isn't asking you to sort a bag of numbers into piles, it's giving them in a specific order and asking which list of n-1 numbers in that order is most coherent.
    - ZenoArrow 12y ago
      "is most coherent" Of course it's clear which is most coherent, but what I'm trying to illustrate is how less obvious approaches may still demonstrate intelligence, I'll look up some more IQ test questions and find a different example to do this... EDIT: Found one that should be better. What is your answer to this question... http://imgbox.com/a7vshE9u http://imgbox.com/a7vshE9u
      - Dylan16807 12y ago
        Well there's one interpretation with three answers that doesn't use the info presented, and there's another interpretation with one answer that does use the info presented... 8 So I see your point about figuring out what the examiner wants and I think it makes the question better since you can't blindly run with a first interpretation and ignore half the question. (Is that a real IQ test? I'm not trying to say it isn't, just that "internet IQ test" is not a trustworthy phrase.)
        ZenoArrow 12y ago
        I'm glad we found something we can agree on (the 'figuring out what the examiner wants' point). The question was from an Internet IQ Test, no idea if it's ever been used elsewhere, I understand it's not necessarily the most reliable source.

Dylan16807 12y ago

Yep that's a definition. I'm not sure why you quoted it? You can make all kinds of arguments to remove any number, but which one leaves a sequence with minimal kolmogorov complexity? Which one leaves a sequence where you can predict the next number?

ZenoArrow 12y ago
"Which one leaves a sequence where you can predict the next number?" Who said you had to predict the next number? If the question asked "Fill in the next number in this sequence" then I'd agree with you, but instead it asked which number didn't belong.
- Dylan16807 12y ago
  It's a heuristic. If you can't explain the series then you lose a lot of points in arguing that you interpreted it correctly. Remember, the question isn't asking you to sort a bag of numbers into piles, it's giving them in a specific order and asking which list of n-1 numbers in that order is most coherent.
  - ZenoArrow 12y ago
    "is most coherent" Of course it's clear which is most coherent, but what I'm trying to illustrate is how less obvious approaches may still demonstrate intelligence, I'll look up some more IQ test questions and find a different example to do this... EDIT: Found one that should be better. What is your answer to this question... http://imgbox.com/a7vshE9u http://imgbox.com/a7vshE9u
    - Dylan16807 12y ago
      Well there's one interpretation with three answers that doesn't use the info presented, and there's another interpretation with one answer that does use the info presented... 8 So I see your point about figuring out what the examiner wants and I think it makes the question better since you can't blindly run with a first interpretation and ignore half the question. (Is that a real IQ test? I'm not trying to say it isn't, just that "internet IQ test" is not a trustworthy phrase.)
      - ZenoArrow 12y ago
        I'm glad we found something we can agree on (the 'figuring out what the examiner wants' point). The question was from an Internet IQ Test, no idea if it's ever been used elsewhere, I understand it's not necessarily the most reliable source.