Thread: Online IQ tests
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Old 04-24-2006, 02:58 PM  
GigoloMason
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Originally Posted by punkworld
By definition, IQ tests are scored so that the average comes out as 100. There are variations in the standard deviation though, which is most often 15, but sometimes 16, 24 or 25.
I thought they were mathematically defined as a mean of 100 with a standard deviation of 10 (clearly I could be wrong though).

That said even given the falibility of a 'real' IQ test online ones are 50x worse. I have yet to see someone score below 120 on an online IQ test, ever.
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