To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they're right

Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by regularfry on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @02:06AM (#12485939)

Depends on the distribution. And which average.

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by umanwizard on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @02:48AM (#12486077)

IQ is distributed normally.

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by regularfry on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @11:36AM (#12489196)

That's begging the question.

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by umanwizard on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @12:09PM (#12489590)

what do you mean?

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by regularfry on Sunday September 18, 2016 @06:24AM (#12524738)

The definition of IQ says that it assumes a normal distribution, with half either side of the mean. To use the definition of IQ as a justification for the statement "half of all people have less than average intelligence" assumes that the distribution of intelligence matches the distribution of IQ.

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