I reckon it's exactly half. *
by IrishJosh24 (2024-03-21 12:25:00)

In reply to: nearly half of Americans are of below average intelligence  posted by AIRBORNEIRISH

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I reckon it's not
by manofdillon  (2024-03-21 13:06:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Exactly half are below median intelligence, not average.

I'll go ahead and give myself the pedant of the day award.

The way IQ is measured and defined
by fontoknow  (2024-03-21 15:07:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

The mean is the mode is the median.

It is normally distributed, and in a population as large as the US, we should expect 1/2 the population above and half below.

It's not like wealth where the average is further to the right than the median due to extreme wealth.
Well you just stole my pedant of the day award.
by manofdillon  (2024-03-21 17:17:23)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

I actually know next to nothing about IQ, so I had no idea.

Ha, well deserved. *
by IrishJosh24  (2024-03-21 13:08:01)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply