▲ 127 ▼ I have below average IQ, AMA (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by SpaceFox@lemmy.ml to c/askmeanything@lemmy.ca 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments I am a 23 year old female with a IQ of 76. Ask me anything
[–] Allero@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml [S] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malgas@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Allero@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago Okay, you successfully outnerded me :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml [S] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Allero@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago Okay, you successfully outnerded me :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Allero@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago Okay, you successfully outnerded me :D permalink fedilink source parent