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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Talos" data-source="post: 1212561" data-attributes="member: 12577">Define above average.&nbsp; In terms of a standard bell curve which is used in most IQ tests then average is 68% of the population, which lies within 1 standard ditrubution of 100 +/- 15.&nbsp; Above average is the next standard deviation above 115 up to 130.&nbsp; This encompasses another 14% of the population.&nbsp; It is not until this second range that a noticeable difference in intelligence exists.&nbsp; Above the second standard deviation at 130 is where genius is defined.&nbsp; So geniuses make up 2% of the population.&nbsp; 1 out of 50 people are geniuses.Conversely people below the first standard deviation (&lt;85) are less likely to be involved in anything academic - though I have seen some of these people gaming.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;So given that 16% of the population are above average or well above average compared to the 84% that are average or below average, you can can come to a single conclusion...most people think they are smarter than they really are and statistics are useless.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr. Talos, post: 1212561, member: 12577"] Define above average. In terms of a standard bell curve which is used in most IQ tests then average is 68% of the population, which lies within 1 standard ditrubution of 100 +/- 15. Above average is the next standard deviation above 115 up to 130. This encompasses another 14% of the population. It is not until this second range that a noticeable difference in intelligence exists. Above the second standard deviation at 130 is where genius is defined. So geniuses make up 2% of the population. 1 out of 50 people are geniuses. Conversely people below the first standard deviation (<85) are less likely to be involved in anything academic - though I have seen some of these people gaming. So given that 16% of the population are above average or well above average compared to the 84% that are average or below average, you can can come to a single conclusion...most people think they are smarter than they really are and statistics are useless. [/QUOTE]

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