Average SMP IQ.

[hitch1978]

define intelligence please.

[laurentia]

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It's worth noting that a lot of Internet tests cap at 130-140. Scoring in this range online pretty much means 130+. Could be 130, could be 250. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Once I calculated that with a population of 6 billion the top IQ should be around 193.

[bigpooch]

Pretty close.

I don't want to sound like a nit, but if IQs are normally
distributed with mean 100 and SD = 15, prob(IQ>=194) ~
1/5 422 000 000. We should be skeptical of claims of any
IQs > 170.

Also, aren't IQs a "mismeasure of a man"?

[entertainme]

Tested 151 or 152 in junior high. (High school antics definitely lowered this.)

Christian.

Smart enough to stay out of SMP for the most part. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[bluesbassman]

I assume the IQs people are quoting reference a 100 point mean, 15 point standard deviation, and normal distribution curve, correct?

If so, on that scale I would estimate my IQ to be not quite one standard deviation below the mean, or about 90. That's despite the fact that many would assume my IQ is greater (who don't know me personally) based solely on my educational/career background. (I have a PhD in aerospace engineering.) It just shows that diligence and determination can count for a lot.

Similarly, I'm not very musically talented, but I've nevertheless managed to play bass in good, gigging bands most of my adult life. I love music and was determined to play an instrument in a band.

Too bad that determination hasn't (yet) resulted in profits at the felt. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[sirio11]

147, test long time ago.

[AlexM]

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It doesnt matter how long they give you, as long as everyone has the same amount of time its an objective test. You could use your same reasoning to demonstrate that no test could ever be objective because how do they arbitrarily decide which questions to include?

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That is also another big problem with IQ tests. Generally I don't agree with them at all.

*EDIT* Even the Marshmallow Test at young ages is a bigger indicator of functional (success-oriented) intelligence.

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The Marshmallow Test?

*tosses a marshmallow in a fire*

Look Billy, a roasted marshmallow! Go get it!

[laurentia]

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Pretty close.

I don't want to sound like a nit, but if IQs are normally
distributed with mean 100 and SD = 15, prob(IQ>=194) ~
1/5 422 000 000. We should be skeptical of claims of any
IQs > 170.

Also, aren't IQs a "mismeasure of a man"?

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Only if you prefer books on science written by political activists.

[WhiteKnight]

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define intelligence please.

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"Capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc."
Ripped straight from dictionary.com... seems fairly reasonable to me...

[Wyman]

160-something in 1st grade. I'll just go with that and never get tested again =). Other looser (web/print) metrics have placed me, as with many of you, anywhere from 130-160.

But I rarely contribute in SMP. I just lurk many of the "M" conversations.

I'd also take the over on DS's IQ at 130.