fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSeparated at birth, identical twins raised in Korea and America found to have unusual differences in IQscoop.upworthy.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSeparated at birth, identical twins raised in Korea and America found to have unusual differences in IQscoop.upworthy.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squareGoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago they slightly increase it to keep the average around 100 They don’t “slightly increase it to keep the average around 100.” The average is defined as 100. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_score https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_classification
minus-squareBio bronk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoMy explanation is for laymen, 100 in 2025 is not the same 100 in 1925, my point.
They don’t “slightly increase it to keep the average around 100.” The average is defined as 100. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_score https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_classification
My explanation is for laymen, 100 in 2025 is not the same 100 in 1925, my point.