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There is a great amount of variation in the results of IQ tests. Firstly, a person can score different each time they take it, based on their surroundings and mindset. And some tests may just be slightly skewed toward a particular person's world view. Also, even if the IQ consistently say your friend's IQ is higher, that doesn't mean they are smarter. It only means their IQ is greater. There are many different kinds of intelligence that are not measured by an IQ test, such as emotional intelligence, social intelligence, and kinesthetic intelligence.

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How can you tell a persons IQ?

IQ, or Intelligence Quotient, does not reflect so much what a person knows as much as how they handle learning and applying new concepts. There are a number of standard intelligence tests. You cannot tell by talking to the person. Some people may know a lot of facts, or SEEM to know, but that does not mean they have a high IQ. All it may mean is they have a good memory.


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The are to tell you you're intelligence level, the higher you're score the smarter you are


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I dare say there's tests online that'll tell you anything you want.Realistically, there's no test to tell you exactly where you're at.


How do you calculate i q?

There are several schemes. Here is a fairly common one: You do a timed test or a series of times tests. Because they are timed, they reward speed and not just intelligence. You are awarded a score for correct answers, but no penalties for incorrect ones. This is your raw score which you will probably never see. Your raw score is then standardised for your age using the distribution of scores achieved by others of your age. For each age, this distribution has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. This adjusted score is your IQ or intelligence quotient. This means that 95% of the population has an IQ of between 70 and 130. While the standardisation process is designed to adjust for differences in age it is usually not designed to adjust for gender or cultural differences. As mentioned previously, it is more a measure of being able to do tests than intelligence - whatever that may be! By the way, in case you think all this is sour grapes, I should tell you that I am a polyglot by upbringing and education, and a mathematician by profession, I am able to score extremely high at IQ tests - well above those whom I consider to be my intellectual peers.

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