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- From: skh4161@mvs.draper.com (Kjeld Hvatum)
- Subject: Re: IQ Test?
- Message-ID: <01GSXMV9SKC6ADDCVB@ccfvx3.draper.com>
- Sender: mmdf@ns.draper.com (MMDF Master)
- Organization: Draper Laboratory
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 11:54:00 GMT
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- >From: bhmd1464@altair.selu.edu
- >Message-ID: <1992Dec30.133342.1273@altair.selu.edu>
- >
- > According to my memory, the formula for computing IQ was something
- >like mental age * 10 / physical age. How is IQ really computed
- >or determined? Can it be done accurately for someone my age (23)?
- >
- >Brian Acosta
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- Mental age * 100 / chronological age is the old forumula.
- The modern version, especially for adults, is the deviation
- IQ, computed via the normal distribution (bell curve) from
- rank in the population.
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- There are many IQ tests designed for adults. However, for most people,
- a reasonable estimate can be made from SAT or GRE scores.
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