@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoSeparated at birth, identical twins raised in Korea and America found to have unusual differences in IQscoop.upworthy.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down157
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minus-square@GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months ago they slightly increase it to keep the average around 100 They don’t “slightly increase it to keep the average around 100.” The average is defined as 100. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_score https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_classification
minus-squareBio bronklinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoMy explanation is for laymen, 100 in 2025 is not the same 100 in 1925, my point.
minus-square@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoLots of people who talk about IQ don’t know what the Q stands for.
They don’t “slightly increase it to keep the average around 100.” The average is defined as 100. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_score https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_classification
My explanation is for laymen, 100 in 2025 is not the same 100 in 1925, my point.
Lots of people who talk about IQ don’t know what the Q stands for.