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submitted 3 weeks ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] kevin2107@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My explanation is for laymen, 100 in 2025 is not the same 100 in 1925, my point.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Lots of people who talk about IQ don't know what the Q stands for.