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How can I find out what is considered a 'good' IQ? I got a score of 118 and am wondering if that is normal or slightly above? Can anyone answer? Please email me directly: abigail.f.miller@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance and I appreciate the help.

Sincerely,

Abigail

IQ is a statistic based on standard deviation, that is how far the subject is from the baseline (or average). Each standard deviation is granted 12 or 16 points depending on the test. A single standard deviation is 68.2% of the popuation, meaning 68.2% of people have within 12-16 IQ points of 100. 100 being the baseline average.

Assuming half fall above average and half fall below, this means that only 15.9% of the population has above a 112 or 116 IQ depending on the actual test scaling. So, in either case you are in the top 15.9% in regards to raw IQ.

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