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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month 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•1 month agoMy explanation is for laymen, 100 in 2025 is not the same 100 in 1925, my point.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month 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.