Poll

Your IQ: What is it?

<802%2% - 3
81-900%0% - 0
91-1002%2% - 3
101-1106%6% - 9
111-12010%10% - 14
121-13024%24% - 33
131-14026%26% - 36
141-1508%8% - 12
151-1602%2% - 4
161+16%16% - 22
Total: 136
superfly_cox
soup fly mod
+717|7232

I think there's enough votes in to make my point.  I've noticed something on forums where whenever IQ is discussed, there always seem to be alot geniuses around.  People throwing out gaudy IQ numbers to emphasize the fact that they are very smart so that they'll be taken more seriously.  In any case, there's much more than there should be statistically.

The IQ test is relative!!!!  Your score is determined by how you stack up against the general population so as to yield a normal distribution, or "bell curve" used in statistical analysis.  The median should always be 100.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IQ_curve.svg/350px-IQ_curve.svg.png

Everybody can't have IQ's over 120!  This is what higher IQ scores actually means in terms of where you stack up against the rest of the population:


It is statistically impossible for all of you to be as smart as you think you are.  The bell curve should round out at 100 but for us it rounds out at 121-130.  I'll ignore the disproportionate number of 160+ iq's in our poll because those are 1/33,000.  The chance of having even two 160+ members registered on this site is literally 1 in a million...for both of em to be on today...even smaller.  While I do expect people hanging out in an internet forum to be slightly more intelligent than the general population, this site isn't a meeting point for the world's greatest thinkers.

So where is the problem?  Some will blow it off as e-nlargement because of the nature of the internet.  However, the results do remarkably depict a bell curve:
https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9599/untitledxi3.png
So while I think there may be some exaggeration by voters, the fact that the bell curve is somewhat maintained means that the real explanation is not this because it would mean that everybody's inflating their real IQ identically to maintain the bell curve.  You guys should appreciate this because it means I don't think the voters are lying.

So what's the answer for the "Online IQ Phenomenon"?  This post by liquidator sums it up:

liquidat0r wrote:

I know you have said not to post, but is there anywhere I can find my out what my IQ is online?

nvm
The vast majority of you guys have only taken online or computer based IQ tests.  They're not real or accurate.  Some of them have commercial intentions.  Some of them let you cheat.  Some of them aren't even IQ tests.  If you've done online tests you'll probably have gotten inconsistent results whereas a real IQ test is remarkably consistent.  People probably take their best scores as evidence of their genius which means that there a quite a few flawed online IQ tests which consistently increase your IQ by 20-30 points.  There you have it.

You want to know you real IQ?  Go see a professional tester or IQ association.  And if you ever feel like mentioning your IQ on this forum then be prepared to show us your genius membership card.

And for those of you who think you've actually got a 160 IQ...well that's probably evidence of the fact that you're not all that smart.
liquidat0r
wtf.
+2,223|7078|UK
I know you have said not to post, but is there anywhere I can find my out what my IQ is online?

nvm

Last edited by liquidat0r (2007-04-13 03:19:23)

superfly_cox
soup fly mod
+717|7232

FINALLY --> Read my OP for the whole point of this exercise
PureFodder
Member
+225|6736
Your IQ is a measure of one thing and one thing only; How good you are at IQ tests.

The more IQ tests you do, the higher you score on IQ tests, plus almost all IQ tests you find on the internet are complete crap. Everyone gets 120-180, the average should be 100.
RavyGravy
Son.
+617|6856|NSW, Australia

i got lazy then i just answerd false for everything but then it asked me for my email so i thought screw it
IG-Calibre
comhalta
+226|7193|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann
was a bit distracted but rattled through the test -

https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/acidslacker/iq.png
pedigreeuk
I'm English, not British!
+113|7222|Rotherham, England
132 from that shitty test
justice
OctoPoster
+978|7192|OctoLand
FUKK!

I did that whole test and when I clicked to get my results it froze on me!!!!!
I know fucking karate
CameronPoe
Member
+2,925|7006
I got 143.
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7032|SE London

I got a 137 from a hospital test I took. It was a long time ago and was because my brother was dyslexic, so we both had to take IQ tests. I don't know why they wanted me to take a test, since I clearly wasn't dyslexic. I'm assuming since that test was from a medical establishment, it's relatively accurate.

I think this whole exercise is fundamentally flawed due to the sample group. The chances are that forum members, especially within and Debate and Serious Talk section, DO have higher than average IQs. The shift does seem a little dramatic though. But if people are basing their IQ scores on online tests, which are a joke - most don't even have time limits, then it's not suprising.

You need a more diverse sample group for this study to mean anything though.
neon_flux601
Member
+18|6701|Sidahnee Orstrayleeah
hehe iq tests. what fun.

by the way, not everyone in your bell curve is on bf2s or even 'the internet'.

not disputing that people BS about their 'iq' but hey, just thought i would point that one out.

iq's only mean something to one person - the person taking the iq test.
IG-Calibre
comhalta
+226|7193|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann

Bertster7 wrote:

The chances are that forum members, especially within and Debate and Serious Talk section, DO have higher than average IQs. .
au contraire, mon ami - in fact I would say there is an overwhelming body of evidence that would indicate otherwise
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7032|SE London

IG-Calibre wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

The chances are that forum members, especially within and Debate and Serious Talk section, DO have higher than average IQs. .
au contraire, mon ami - in fact I would say there is an overwhelming body of evidence that would indicate otherwise
I know what you mean

But I still think the sample group is misrepresentative.
BVC
Member
+325|7146
You're talking about the IQs of people who have the ability to use a computer with some degree of competency, remember.  The score is bound to be above average.
superfly_cox
soup fly mod
+717|7232

The sample group is above average.  but the difference between a median IQ of 100 and 125 IQ is the difference between 50th percentile and 5th percentile.  that's humongous.  there is no way that we're all fracking geniuses.

btw, i didn't intend for all of you to go to iqtest.com but those scores certainly prove the point that those tests don't really mean anything...they gave you a nice score and you gave them your email address...  i'm not saying that there aren't smart people here, just that there's other ways to prove it than through flaunting your Internet biased IQ.
sergeriver
Cowboy from Hell
+1,928|7208|Argentina

superfly_cox wrote:

The sample group is above average.  but the difference between a median IQ of 100 and 125 IQ is the difference between 50th percentile and 5th percentile.  that's humongous.  there is no way that we're all fracking geniuses.

btw, i didn't intend for all of you to go to iqtest.com but those scores certainly prove the point that those tests don't really mean anything...they gave you a nice score and you gave them your email address...  i'm not saying that there aren't smart people here, just that there's other ways to prove it than through flaunting your Internet biased IQ.
I agree, these tests are BS.  I always score above 160 and I'm not Leonardo for sure.

Last edited by sergeriver (2007-04-13 06:55:57)

comet241
Member
+164|7216|Normal, IL

Pubic wrote:

You're talking about the IQs of people who have the ability to use a computer with some degree of competency, remember.  The score is bound to be above average.
you just called a lot of moms and grandmothers out there stupid... get ready to defend yourself!!!!
soldevilla13
SuperFly
+21|7172|oregon
The whole thing with the bell curve at 100 is supposed to be for the entire world population, we have a technical based forum which invites higher intelligence users. Many of you arguments are flawed, but i do agree that some peoples e-penises are biggger than they should be.

i took a written test, and got 163....i dunno if it was accurate, and i've only taken one, so i have no idea what that means.
GorillaTicTacs
Member
+231|6824|Kyiv, Ukraine
They batteried me as a kid for 2 days and came up with a 155.  I didn't take one again until after I had been in the army for 9 years, and I scored a 129.  Am I eligible for disability pay for lost IQ points?

Amazingly though, having been out for 3 years now, I really do feel sharp again, though probably not near what I was in high school.
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6980|Global Command

superfly_cox wrote:

liquidat0r wrote:

I know you have said not to post, but is there anywhere I can find my out what my IQ is online?

nvm
.
That cost $10.00
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7052|132 and Bush

ATG wrote:

superfly_cox wrote:

liquidat0r wrote:

I know you have said not to post, but is there anywhere I can find my out what my IQ is online?

nvm
.
That cost $10.00
Online IQ test are gimmicks. Didn't you guys ever see that one King of the hill? Inflate your ego, take your money.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
too_money2007
Member
+145|6759|Keller, Tx
Last time I did my IQ test, it was at like 119-121, I forgot which. I've had it as high as 125-130 before, so I guess it's just the test I was taking. I doubt internet IQ tests are legit.

Dear JL,

Thank you for your interest in the test at IQTest.com.

Your general IQ score is: 133

You may login at http://www.iqtest.com/login.html at any time to view your score, purchase your Complete Personal Intelligence Profile or The Consciousness Exercises, or edit your account settings:
lawlz

Last edited by too_money2007 (2007-04-13 08:40:17)

ghettoperson
Member
+1,943|7100

Pubic wrote:

You're talking about the IQs of people who have the ability to use a computer with some degree of competency, remember.  The score is bound to be above average.
You mean the ZOMG N00B H@x0rz!!!!!111eleven type people that usually frequent BF2s?
dead_rac00n
Member
+12|6933|DTC

PureFodder wrote:

plus almost all IQ tests you find on the internet are complete crap. Everyone gets 120-180, the average should be 100.
OMG ! Stop complaining or they'll nerf them in a patch !
chittydog
less busy
+586|7286|Kubra, Damn it!

Pubic wrote:

You're talking about the IQs of people who have the ability to use a computer with some degree of competency, remember.  The score is bound to be above average.
He has a point here. To even post on this site someone has to be able to push the power button on their computer, click their browser icon, type in BF2s.com AND type in their name/password on the registration page. The average pinhead out there with an IQ of merely 100 would NEVER be able to figure that out. Posting here is almost as intellectually challenging as turning on the TV while eating a bowl of cereal.

Let's all sit back for a minute and feel superior...

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