But it told me that timing wouldn't affect my scores. Also, another one told me that if I applied for MENSA I would probably get in.Fredjikrang wrote:IQ tests are timed. ;D
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MENSA? That's funny. That is hilarious. That the largest IQ test organization's name means dummy or idiot in Spanish.Giovanni Schwartz wrote:But it told me that timing wouldn't affect my scores. Also, another one told me that if I applied for MENSA I would probably get in.Fredjikrang wrote:IQ tests are timed. ;D
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The last I was aware, Mensa required an IQ with a z score above 2, so a Wechsler 130 or Stanford-Binet 132. If I remember my statistics, that's just under the 98th percentile. Most tests cannot do much to differentiate the extremes, the difference between a 1 and a 2 z score is a jump from 84th and 98th percentile, whereas the next standard deviation up, z score 3 is 99.9th percentile, scores beyond that just add nines. It would be rather difficult for a 30 question test to have any accuracy at that level.Giovanni Schwartz wrote:But it told me that timing wouldn't affect my scores. Also, another one told me that if I applied for MENSA I would probably get in.Fredjikrang wrote:IQ tests are timed. ;D
And IQ tests are pretty archaic...
There are many different measures of intelligence and it gets spread around a bit...
IQ, social affluence, artistic ability, physical prowess, experience, etc... are all different "areas" of intelligence
Someone may be able to calculate 125156 x 324364 in their head in under 5 minutes, but who is to say they are smarter than the person who can create a masterpiece portrait.
There are many different measures of intelligence and it gets spread around a bit...
IQ, social affluence, artistic ability, physical prowess, experience, etc... are all different "areas" of intelligence
Someone may be able to calculate 125156 x 324364 in their head in under 5 minutes, but who is to say they are smarter than the person who can create a masterpiece portrait.
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That's interesting info. Thanks for the explanation.Tao wrote:The last I was aware, Mensa required an IQ with a z score above 2, so a Wechsler 130 or Stanford-Binet 132. If I remember my statistics, that's just under the 98th percentile. Most tests cannot do much to differentiate the extremes, the difference between a 1 and a 2 z score is a jump from 84th and 98th percentile, whereas the next standard deviation up, z score 3 is 99.9th percentile, scores beyond that just add nines. It would be rather difficult for a 30 question test to have any accuracy at that level.Giovanni Schwartz wrote:But it told me that timing wouldn't affect my scores. Also, another one told me that if I applied for MENSA I would probably get in.Fredjikrang wrote:IQ tests are timed. ;D
Also, did anyone else figure out who one of the new board writers is today like I did?
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I did. but I don't hate it too much. It does have a scanner which has come in very useful in my classes.361 wrote:Have you tried printing it with the black & white (or monochrome) option turned on?
On my printer... If I don't have a color cartridge, I can still print if I use the black and white option...
But that's probably on a printer by printer basis....
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