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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink31•1 year agoAverage doesn’t mean that 50% are above it. That’s what the median is for
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink62•1 year agoBut in this case it does, or at least it should, since the IQ scale is based on a normal distribution which is symmetric along the mean.
minus-squaredadarobotlinkfedilink1•1 year agoBut wouldn’t a certain amount have the same ig right at the median, meaning less than half would actually be above (and also below)?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoIt depends on if we assume a discrete or continuous distribution.
Average doesn’t mean that 50% are above it. That’s what the median is for
But in this case it does, or at least it should, since the IQ scale is based on a normal distribution which is symmetric along the mean.
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Dang, you are right
But wouldn’t a certain amount have the same ig right at the median, meaning less than half would actually be above (and also below)?
It depends on if we assume a discrete or continuous distribution.
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Look at you with your above-median IQ.