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Fredjikrang wrote:IQ tests are timed. ;D

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.

Giovanni Schwartz wrote:

Fredjikrang wrote:IQ tests are timed. ;D

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.

MENSA? That's funny. That is hilarious. That the largest IQ test organization's name means dummy or idiot in Spanish.

You guys, I was totally in the Daily Universe today, and it was not even Police Beat-related.

Darth Fedora wrote:You guys, I was totally in the Daily Universe today, and it was not even Police Beat-related.

Not in the police beat? Well that's no fun.

Hey Everyone!

This Thursday at 6:30 pm the Welsh Choir will be preforming. I'm a part of it, and we're pretty amazing. Come listen! Please?

Giovanni Schwartz wrote:

Fredjikrang wrote:IQ tests are timed. ;D

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.

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.

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.

Tao wrote:

Giovanni Schwartz wrote:

Fredjikrang wrote:IQ tests are timed. ;D

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.

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.

That's interesting info. Thanks for the explanation.

Also, did anyone else figure out who one of the new board writers is today like I did?

I'm not a creepy stalker. But I was pleased to be directly referenced in an answer.

I just realized I haven't read the Board yet today.

I just finished registering for next semester.

xkcd *** wrote:I just finished registering for next semester.

Ha! Me too!

Dear Sam,

I do not, in fact, know the person you asked me about.


Yours truly,
Gio, who is too lazy to log out of one gmail account and in to another.

My printer is being dumb. It won't let me print unless there is ink in all four cartridges. I'm only using black and I have lenty of black ink. Stupid printer. I don't want to buy the missing colors.

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....

Giovanni Schwartz wrote:Dear Sam,

I do not, in fact, know the person you asked me about.


Yours truly,
Gio, who is too lazy to log out of one gmail account and in to another.

Oh, so it is laziness. I always wondered why you respond to me differently each time.

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....

I did. but I don't hate it too much. It does have a scanner which has come in very useful in my classes.

Wow... this place is deathly silent. Everyone must be participating in Nanowrimo...

I should be. But I took a nap and just now woke up. And i had my self convinced that I was late to my important meeting at ten. and then my roommate said good morning to me. And I started, so she told me it was still night.

I was at a play with bob. And I didn't even write that much today. And I'm going to bed. I can't stay up until 1 am again, my body would kill me.