Author: Chris Carson
Date: 14:33:40 04/22/02
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On April 22, 2002 at 17:07:35, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >On April 22, 2002 at 15:07:59, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>On April 22, 2002 at 04:16:24, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >> >>>Kasparov himself was tested by a team of psychologists and revealed a normal IQ >>>accompanied by outstanding memorization capabilities. >> >>I recall that his IQ was in the mid 130's, which is not "normal". Average is >>100, and I doubt that even in a population pool of chess players or people in >>other technical fields that 130 is still slightly above average. The average in >>technical professions or among chess players might be higher than 100, but an IQ >>of 130 is certainly not the norm. >> >>Russell > >I want to rectify that "normal" was meant slightly above the average (100) as >you stated , but certainly under 180 :) Depends on the instrument. The most common IQ instruments center on 100 with a 15 point Standard Deviation. Normal/Typical/Average is between 85 and 115. Many factors can influence IQ. IQ can change (up or down) depending on environment, genetics, health, and other factors. There are many different IQ instruments with different scales. SAT/ACT in the US for example as well as GRE/GMAT/LSAT. These have different center measures and different Standard Deviations. They may test for general knowledge or specific. High scores on one does not imply a high score on a different instrument. Some have been normed to others, but not all. IQ scores have limited usefulness, other factors may provide better indications of a persons potential or even current knowledge (some people just do poorly on exams, but are very smart and talented). Hope this helps. >Kaspy IQ is not bad at all anyway, but definitely not at a genius level. >Sorry for the bad wording... > >w.b.r. >Otello
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